Renewable electricity in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Renewable electricity was 60.1% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity in Faroe Islands, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in total electricity output.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 60.1% for renewable electricity in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.2% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity in Faroe Islands peaked at 60.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 28.9%, in 2010.
That places Faroe Islands 46th out of 230 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.1% | 35.1% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.9% | 33.2% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.5% | 28.9% | 60.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 43 Switzerland 62.2% compare
- 44 Sierra Leone 61.0% compare
- 45 Guatemala 60.4% compare
- 47 Suriname 60.1% compare
- 48 French Guiana 59.2% compare
- 49 Myanmar 58.9% compare
More reference data data for Faroe Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 0.0388 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 22.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 0.7808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.8196 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 7.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 0.7467 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 6.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric Fermentat 21.86 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity in Faroe Islands?
- Renewable electricity in Faroe Islands was 60.1% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable electricity recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 60.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.9% in 2010.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for renewable electricity?
- Faroe Islands ranks 46th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable electricity rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output): Share of electrity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants