Oil share of electricity in the Faroe Islands in 2021 — 61.92%. Ranked 157 in the world out of 209. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 2.73 pp.
2000–2021 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Faroe Islands
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 61.92 | +0.61 pp |
| 2020 | 61.31 | +1.74 pp |
| 2019 | 59.57 | +8.41 pp |
| 2018 | 51.16 | +2.29 pp |
| 2017 | 48.88 | −1.18 pp |
| 2016 | 50.06 | +10.16 pp |
| 2015 | 39.9 | −9.28 pp |
| 2014 | 49.18 | −12.39 pp |
| 2013 | 61.57 | −0.5 pp |
| 2012 | 62.07 | +1.15 pp |
| 2011 | 60.92 | −10.18 pp |
| 2010 | 71.1 | +10.09 pp |
| 2009 | 61.02 | +0.47 pp |
| 2008 | 60.55 | +5.17 pp |
| 2007 | 55.38 | −0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 55.68 | +0.19 pp |
| 2005 | 55.49 | −3.14 pp |
| 2004 | 58.63 | −5.75 pp |
| 2003 | 64.38 | +4.77 pp |
| 2002 | 59.61 | −7.82 pp |
| 2001 | 67.43 | +2.79 pp |
| 2000 | 64.64 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The share of electricity generated from oil and petroleum products. In large power systems this share is close to zero: burning oil for electricity is expensive, and it is more profitable to send it to transport. It is high where there is no other choice — on islands and in isolated systems, to which diesel can be shipped but where a pipeline or a large hydro plant cannot be built. A high value therefore usually says not that a country is rich in oil but that it is isolated.
Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours and computed from 2000 onward. A high value usually means an isolated power system rather than oil wealth.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
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