Renewable energy consumption in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Renewable energy consumption was 7.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption 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 TFEC.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 7.5% for renewable energy consumption in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.0% on the previous year and up 95.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Faroe Islands peaked at 7.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1990.
That places Faroe Islands 153rd out of 224 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.5% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 2.6% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 3.4% | 7.5% | 6 |
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More reference data data for Faroe Islands
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.13 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.25 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.3816 °C (2026)
- Annual precipitation 1,056 millimeters (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.45 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.45 °C (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies -14.26 millimeters (2025)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 109,512 metric tons (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 93.2% (2024)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 88.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Faroe Islands?
- Renewable energy consumption in Faroe Islands was 7.5% 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 energy consumption recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1990.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Faroe Islands ranks 153rd out of 224 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.7%. 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 energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption