Total electricity output in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Total electricity output was 314.41 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total electricity output 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 GWh.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total electricity output in Faroe Islands is 314.41 GWh, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total electricity output in Faroe Islands peaked at 314.41 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 175 GWh, in 1995.
That places Faroe Islands 189th out of 228 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 | 190.24 GWh | 175 GWh | 211 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 250.98 GWh | 213 GWh | 275.83 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 293.02 GWh | 273.84 GWh | 314.41 GWh | 6 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 186 Antigua and Barbuda 340 GWh compare
- 187 South Sudan 330 GWh compare
- 190 Liberia 310 GWh compare
- 191 Gambia 283.8 GWh compare
- 192 Turks and Caicos Islands 239 GWh 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 total electricity output in Faroe Islands?
- Total electricity output in Faroe Islands was 314.41 GWh 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 total electricity output recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 314.41 GWh in 2015.
- What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 175 GWh in 1995.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for total electricity output?
- Faroe Islands ranks 189th out of 228 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total electricity output rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. 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 Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants