Renewable energy consumption in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Renewable energy consumption was 623.25 TJ 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 TJ.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 623.25 TJ for renewable energy consumption in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 69.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Faroe Islands peaked at 623.25 TJ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 215.17 TJ, in 1996.
That places Faroe Islands 178th out of 230 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom 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 | 241.99 TJ | 215.17 TJ | 266.23 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 337.6 TJ | 250.16 TJ | 412.78 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 417.38 TJ | 265.58 TJ | 623.25 TJ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 175 Sao Tome and Principe 802.7 TJ compare
- 176 French Polynesia 766.21 TJ compare
- 177 Djibouti 760.9 TJ compare
- 179 Trinidad and Tobago 488.52 TJ compare
- 181 Aruba 437.77 TJ compare
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 623.25 TJ 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 623.25 TJ in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 215.17 TJ in 1996.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Faroe Islands ranks 178th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.8%. 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 (TJ). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable energy consumption (TJ): This indicator includes renewable energy consumption of all technologies: hydro, modern and traditional biomass, wind, solar, liquid biofuels, biogas, geothermal, marine and waste