All indicators in the section for the Faroe Islands — the latest available values with the year shown. Click an indicator to see the trend over time and the world rank.
| Indicator | Value | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of immigrants people | 8,101 | 2024 | UN DESA |
| Share of immigrants in the population % | 14.6 | 2024 | UN DESA |
| Indicator | Value | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult mortality rate, male per 1,000 | 63.5 | 2024 | UN DESA |
| Adult mortality rate, female per 1,000 | 37 | 2024 | UN DESA |
| Indicator | Value | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access to clean water % | 100 | 2024 | WHO |
| Access to basic sanitation % | 90.9 | 2015 | WHO |
| Indicator | Value | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current account balance (World Bank) % | 7.75 | 2011 | World Bank |
| Exchange rate to the US dollar per US$ | 6.6218 | 2025 | IMF |
| Remittances received US$ | 158M | 2011 | World Bank |
| Remittances paid US$ | 34.4M | 2011 | World Bank |
| Indicator | Value | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food production index index | 106.6 | 2022 | FAO |
| Livestock production index index | 107.1 | 2022 | FAO |
| Agricultural land share % | 70.12 | 2023 | FAO |
| Arable land share % | 0.05 | 2023 | FAO |
| Arable land per capita ha/person | 0.0013 | 2023 | FAO |
| Fertilizer use kg/ha | 614.3 | 2023 | FAO |
| Agricultural land km² | 961 | 2023 | FAO |
| Arable land ha | 70 | 2023 | FAO |
| Crop production index index | 99.4 | 2022 | FAO |
| Indicator | Value | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest cover % | 0.06 | 2023 | FAO |
| Forest area km² | 1 | 2023 | FAO |
| Protected areas % | 0 | 2025 | World Bank |
| Land area km² | 1,370 | 2023 | FAO |
| Surface area km² | 12,960 | 2023 | FAO |
| Population below five meters above sea level % | 2.67 | 2015 | World Bank |
| Indicator | Value | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO2 emissions Mt | 0.73 | 2024 | OWID |
| CO2 emissions per capita t/person | 13.09 | 2024 | OWID |
| Cumulative CO2 emissions Mt | 33.66 | 2024 | OWID |
| CO2 emissions from coal Mt | 0 | 1989 | OWID |
| CO2 emissions from oil Mt | 0.73 | 2024 | OWID |
| Share of global CO2 emissions % | 0.002 | 2024 | OWID |
| Share of cumulative CO2 emissions % | 0.002 | 2024 | OWID |
| Contribution to temperature change °C | 0 | 2024 | OWID |
| Power sector CO2 emissions Mt | 0.17 | 2023 | Ember |
| Indicator | Value | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renewables share of final energy consumption % | 7.9 | 2022 | World Bank |
| Primary energy consumption quad Btu | 0.012 | 2024 | EIA |
| Energy consumption per capita MMBtu | 0 | 2024 | EIA |
| Primary energy production quad Btu | 0.001 | 2024 | EIA |
| Coal production Mtoe | 0 | 2024 | EIA |
| Natural gas production bn m³ | 0 | 2024 | EIA |
| Oil production kb/d | 0 | 2025 | EIA |
| Indicator | Value | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access to electricity % | 100 | 2024 | World Bank |
| Coal share of electricity % | 0 | 2021 | World Bank |
| Gas share of electricity % | 0 | 2021 | World Bank |
| Oil share of electricity % | 61.92 | 2021 | World Bank |
| Nuclear share of electricity % | 0 | 2021 | World Bank |
| Hydro share of electricity % | 23.67 | 2021 | World Bank |
| Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity % | 14.42 | 2021 | World Bank |
| Electricity generation TWh | 0.49 | 2023 | Ember |
| Electricity demand TWh | 0.49 | 2023 | Ember |
| Electricity consumption per capita MWh | 8.96 | 2023 | Ember |
| Solar share of electricity % | 0 | 2023 | Ember |
| Wind share of electricity % | 18.37 | 2023 | Ember |
| Solar electricity generation TWh | 0 | 2023 | Ember |
| Wind electricity generation TWh | 0.09 | 2023 | Ember |
| Renewables share of electricity % | 46.94 | 2023 | Ember |
| Clean electricity share % | 46.94 | 2023 | Ember |
| Fossil fuel share of electricity % | 53.06 | 2023 | Ember |
| Carbon intensity of electricity g/kWh | 347 | 2023 | Ember |
| Net electricity imports TWh | 0 | 2023 | Ember |
| Indicator | Value | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Container port traffic TEU | 31,214 | 2019 | UNCTAD |
| Indicator | Value | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users % | 97.58 | 2017 | ITU |
| Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 | 105.8 | 2022 | ITU |
| Fixed broadband internet per 100 | 34.59 | 2022 | ITU |
| Fixed telephone lines per 100 | 27.66 | 2022 | ITU |
| Secure internet servers per 1M | 11,420 | 2024 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports % | 4.41 | 2011 | UNCTAD |
| ICT service exports, US$ US$ | 9.12M | 2011 | World Bank |
| Number of mobile subscriptions subs | 57,146 | 2022 | ITU |
| Number of fixed broadband subscriptions subs | 18,681 | 2022 | ITU |
| Indicator | Value | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| R&D expenditure (% of GDP) % | 0.85 | 2003 | UIS |
| Researchers per million people per 1M | 1,825 | 2003 | UIS |
| Indicator | Value | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prison population per 100,000 per 100k | 24 | 2024 | UNODC |
| Capacity of prisons and detention facilities people | 93 | 2024 | UNODC |
Values are given for the most recent year for which the source publishes data on this territory, so the years differ from indicator to indicator. Units of measurement are shown next to the indicator name.
