What is emissions of air pollutants in Faroe Islands?

Emissions of air pollutants in Faroe Islands was 21.69 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Faroe Islands?

The highest recorded value was 32.28 tonnes in 1959.

What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Faroe Islands?

The lowest recorded value was 1.04 tonnes in 1750.

How does Faroe Islands rank for emissions of air pollutants?

Faroe Islands ranks 215th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Faroe Islands?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?

The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Emissions of air pollutants in Faroe Islands

Name: Emissions of air pollutants in Faroe Islands
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Faroe Islands: Emissions of air pollutants was 21.69 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

21.69 tonnes

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

215th

of 220 countries

All-time high

32.28 tonnes

in 1959

All-time low

1.04 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Emissions of air pollutants in Faroe Islands, 1750–2022

Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

Faroe Islands recorded 21.69 tonnes for emissions of air pollutants in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Faroe Islands peaked at 32.28 tonnes in 1959 and was at its lowest, 1.04 tonnes, in 1750.

Faroe Islands ranks 215th of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	1.06 tonnes	1.04 tonnes	1.09 tonnes	10
1760s	1.12 tonnes	1.09 tonnes	1.15 tonnes	10
1770s	1.18 tonnes	1.15 tonnes	1.21 tonnes	10
1780s	1.25 tonnes	1.22 tonnes	1.28 tonnes	10
1790s	1.32 tonnes	1.28 tonnes	1.35 tonnes	10
1800s	1.4 tonnes	1.35 tonnes	1.45 tonnes	10
1810s	1.55 tonnes	1.46 tonnes	1.64 tonnes	10
1820s	1.76 tonnes	1.66 tonnes	1.86 tonnes	10
1830s	2 tonnes	1.89 tonnes	2.12 tonnes	10
1840s	2.28 tonnes	2.15 tonnes	2.41 tonnes	10
1850s	2.57 tonnes	2.44 tonnes	2.69 tonnes	10
1860s	2.89 tonnes	2.72 tonnes	3.07 tonnes	10
1870s	3.29 tonnes	3.1 tonnes	3.47 tonnes	10
1880s	3.73 tonnes	3.51 tonnes	3.94 tonnes	10
1890s	4.23 tonnes	3.99 tonnes	4.48 tonnes	10
1900s	6.04 tonnes	4.54 tonnes	7.57 tonnes	10
1910s	9.63 tonnes	7.92 tonnes	11.37 tonnes	10
1920s	13.71 tonnes	11.76 tonnes	15.72 tonnes	10
1930s	17.83 tonnes	16.05 tonnes	19.68 tonnes	10
1940s	22.4 tonnes	20.1 tonnes	25.11 tonnes	10
1950s	28.61 tonnes	25.71 tonnes	32.28 tonnes	10
1960s	30.55 tonnes	28.32 tonnes	31.57 tonnes	10
1970s	29.44 tonnes	27.61 tonnes	31.51 tonnes	10
1980s	25.56 tonnes	24.22 tonnes	27.2 tonnes	10
1990s	22.35 tonnes	21.57 tonnes	23.99 tonnes	10
2000s	21.82 tonnes	21.63 tonnes	22.04 tonnes	10
2010s	21.64 tonnes	21.48 tonnes	21.95 tonnes	10
2020s	21.66 tonnes	21.63 tonnes	21.69 tonnes	3

Countries ranked near Faroe Islands

212 Montserrat 345.43 tonnes compare
213 Wallis and Futuna 139.72 tonnes compare
214 Niue 38.67 tonnes compare
216 Greenland 12.54 tonnes compare
217 Tokelau 2.55 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

More environment data for Faroe Islands

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.0966 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.77 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0213 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0417 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0204 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0021 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.0384 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Carbon intensity of GDP 0.0006 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)

All data for Faroe Islands →

Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants in Faroe Islands?: Emissions of air pollutants in Faroe Islands was 21.69 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Faroe Islands?: The highest recorded value was 32.28 tonnes in 1959.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Faroe Islands?: The lowest recorded value was 1.04 tonnes in 1750.
How does Faroe Islands rank for emissions of air pollutants?: Faroe Islands ranks 215th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Faroe Islands?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?: The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Emissions of air pollutants
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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