15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered was 13.4 km2 in 2021. ▬ Flat
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered in Faroe Islands, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
In 2021, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered in Faroe Islands stood at 13.4 km2. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered in Faroe Islands peaked at 13.4 km2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.4 km2, in 2000.
That places Faroe Islands 151st out of 170 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.4 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 13.4 km2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13.4 km2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13.4 km2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13.4 km2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13.4 km2 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.4 km2 | 13.4 km2 | 13.4 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.4 km2 | 13.4 km2 | 13.4 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 13.4 km2 | 13.4 km2 | 13.4 km2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 148 American Samoa 18.9 km2 compare
- 149 Montserrat 16.6 km2 compare
- 150 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 16.2 km2 compare
- 152 Cook Islands 7.7 km2 compare
- 153 Niger 4.5 km2 compare
- 153 Tonga 4.5 km2 compare
More environment data for Faroe Islands
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Temperature change 1.67 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.468 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 5 t (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0 ha/cap (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 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered in Faroe Islands?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered in Faroe Islands was 13.4 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4 km2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4 km2 in 2000.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered?
- Faroe Islands ranks 151st out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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