People using at least a basic drinking water source in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 55,400 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Faroe Islands, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least a basic drinking water source in Faroe Islands is 55,400 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Faroe Islands peaked at 55,400 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45,663 people, in 2000.
That places Faroe Islands 205th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47,642 people | 45,663 people | 48,498 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 49,250 people | 47,934 people | 51,842 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 54,002 people | 52,587 people | 55,400 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 202 Bermuda 64,636 people compare
- 203 Dominica 64,216 people compare
- 204 Greenland 55,840 people compare
- 206 American Samoa 46,765 people compare
- 207 Saint Kitts and Nevis 46,397 people compare
- 208 Turks and Caicos Islands 45,992 people compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Faroe Islands?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Faroe Islands was 55,400 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 55,400 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,663 people in 2000.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Faroe Islands ranks 205th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.