Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF was 7.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF in Faroe Islands, 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 7.2% for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Faroe Islands peaked at 7.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.6%, in 1996.
Faroe Islands ranks 145th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | % change from 1990 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.3% | — |
| 1992 | -0.4% | +33.3% |
| 1993 | -0.3% | -25.0% |
| 1994 | -0.3% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -0.4% | +33.3% |
| 1996 | -0.6% | +25.0% |
| 1997 | -0.3% | -40.0% |
| 1998 | -0.4% | +33.3% |
| 1999 | -0.2% | -50.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -150.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +700.0% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +22.2% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +27.3% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | +21.4% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | +127.8% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 5.8% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 7.2% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.4% | -0.6% | -0.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.1% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 1.2% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.2% | 7.2% | 5 |
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More environment data for Faroe Islands
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.67 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.468 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 0.07 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 0.05 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 0.07 % (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 1,683 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Faroe Islands?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Faroe Islands was 7.2% in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6% in 1996.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf?
- Faroe Islands ranks 145th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of the six greenhouse gases (GHG) covered by the Kyoto Protocol (carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphurhexafluoride (SF6)) from the energy, industry, waste, and agriculture sectors, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values. This measure excludes GHG fluxes caused by Land Use Change Land Use and Forestry (LULUCF), as these fluxes have larger uncertainties. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5) to combine different GHGs. Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.