Electricity consumption per capita — all countries

Electricity consumption per capita — Faroe Islands

Electricity consumption per capita in the Faroe Islands in 2023 — 8.96 MWh. Ranked 25 in the world out of 212. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 85.9%.

2023 8.96 MWh +0.79% vs 2022
World rank 25of 212
Period maximum 8.96 MWh2023
Period minimum 4.82 MWh2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · megawatt-hours per capita

Electricity consumption per capita — Faroe Islands, 2000–2023468102000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 4.82 MWh2001: 5.19 MWh2002: 5.13 MWh2003: 5.06 MWh2004: 5.21 MWh2005: 5.17 MWh2006: 5.16 MWh2007: 5.57 MWh2008: 5.57 MWh2009: 5.57 MWh2010: 5.81 MWh2011: 5.63 MWh2012: 6.03 MWh2013: 6.01 MWh2014: 6.39 MWh2015: 6.55 MWh2016: 6.26 MWh2017: 6.57 MWh2018: 6.86 MWh2019: 7.33 MWh2020: 7.8 MWh2021: 8.07 MWh2022: 8.89 MWh2023: 8.96 MWh
Change over the period: +4.14 (+85.89%) Average annual rate: 2.73 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands 8.96 MWh
World computed 3.63 MWh
Europe & Central Asia computed 5.79 MWh
Northern Europe computed 7.34 MWh
High-income countries computed 8.96 MWh
Electricity consumption per capita — Faroe Islands, by year Faroe Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year MWh Change Change, %
2023 8.96 +0.07 +0.79%
2022 8.89 +0.82 +10.16%
2021 8.07 +0.27 +3.46%
2020 7.8 +0.47 +6.41%
2019 7.33 +0.47 +6.85%
2018 6.86 +0.29 +4.41%
2017 6.57 +0.31 +4.95%
2016 6.26 −0.29 −4.43%
2015 6.55 +0.16 +2.5%
2014 6.39 +0.38 +6.32%
2013 6.01 −0.02 −0.33%
2012 6.03 +0.4 +7.1%
2011 5.63 −0.18 −3.1%
2010 5.81 +0.24 +4.31%
2009 5.57 +0 +0%
2008 5.57 +0 +0%
2007 5.57 +0.41 +7.95%
2006 5.16 −0.01 −0.19%
2005 5.17 −0.04 −0.77%
2004 5.21 +0.15 +2.96%
2003 5.06 −0.07 −1.36%
2002 5.13 −0.06 −1.16%
2001 5.19 +0.37 +7.68%
2000 4.82

About the indicator

Electricity consumption per resident, in megawatt-hours a year. One of the most telling indicators of living standards and of the structure of an economy: the gap between the extreme countries is more than two hundredfold. But it has to be read with climate and industry in mind — the top of the list holds not only rich countries but also Iceland and Norway with their aluminum smelters running on cheap hydropower, and the Gulf states, where more goes on air conditioning than on heating in Europe.

Important: It is calculated on a country's entire consumption, including industry, and not on households alone. The series starts in 2000.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.