Fossil fuel share of electricity — all countries

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Faroe Islands

Fossil fuel share of electricity in the Faroe Islands in 2023 — 53.06%. Ranked 83 in the world out of 212. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 10.58 pp.

2023 53.06% −1.11 pp vs 2022
World rank 83of 212
Period maximum 71.43%2010
Period minimum 40.63%2015

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of generation

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Faroe Islands, 2000–202340506070802000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 63.64%2001: 66.67%2002: 58.33%2003: 66.67%2004: 60%2005: 56%2006: 56%2007: 55.56%2008: 62.96%2009: 62.96%2010: 71.43%2011: 62.96%2012: 62.07%2013: 62.07%2014: 48.39%2015: 40.63%2016: 51.61%2017: 48.48%2018: 51.43%2019: 60.53%2020: 60.98%2021: 60.47%2022: 54.17%2023: 53.06%
Change over the period: −10.58 pp Annual average: -0.46 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Faroe Islands 53.06%
World computed 60.67%
Europe & Central Asia computed 43.31%
Northern Europe computed 19.22%
High-income countries computed 54.39%
Fossil fuel share of electricity — Faroe Islands, by year Faroe Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 53.06 −1.11 pp
2022 54.17 −6.3 pp
2021 60.47 −0.51 pp
2020 60.98 +0.45 pp
2019 60.53 +9.1 pp
2018 51.43 +2.95 pp
2017 48.48 −3.13 pp
2016 51.61 +10.98 pp
2015 40.63 −7.76 pp
2014 48.39 −13.68 pp
2013 62.07 +0 pp
2012 62.07 −0.89 pp
2011 62.96 −8.47 pp
2010 71.43 +8.47 pp
2009 62.96 +0 pp
2008 62.96 +7.4 pp
2007 55.56 −0.44 pp
2006 56 +0 pp
2005 56 −4 pp
2004 60 −6.67 pp
2003 66.67 +8.34 pp
2002 58.33 −8.34 pp
2001 66.67 +3.03 pp
2000 63.64

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated from coal, gas, oil and other kinds of fossil fuel. The main figure in any discussion of the energy transition: the shares of individual fuels change places without any transition at all — gas displaces coal, leaving generation just as fuel-based — while the sum falls only when fuel is genuinely replaced. Worldwide this share held near sixty percent for almost three decades and has been falling noticeably only in the last few years.

Important: Coal, gas, oil and other fuels together; separately they are available as World Bank series with broader coverage. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.

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