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 155th out of 226 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.
Renewable energy consumption in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | % in TFEC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.5% | — |
| 1991 | 2.7% | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 3.1% | +13.8% |
| 1993 | 3.1% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 3.2% | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 3.2% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 2.7% | -15.8% |
| 1997 | 3.3% | +20.5% |
| 1998 | 3.1% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 2.8% | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 2.8% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +32.9% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -34.1% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +47.9% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | +51.2% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | +15.0% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 7.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.7%, 86% of the median. (81 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 7.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.5%, 45% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
More reference data data for Faroe Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 8.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 21.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 6.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 0.7467 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.029 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0169 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0051 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 31.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.015 (2050)
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 155th out of 226 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