Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 70.12 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Faroe Islands, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 70.12 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Faroe Islands peaked at 70.33 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 69.01 %, in 2018.
That places Faroe Islands 21st out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.15 % | 69.15 % | 69.15 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 69.15 % | 69.15 % | 69.15 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.15 % | 69.15 % | 69.15 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.14 % | 69.12 % | 69.15 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.14 % | 69.06 % | 69.15 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.04 % | 69.01 % | 69.07 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.15 % | 70.07 % | 70.33 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Faroe Islands
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.468 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.67 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.31 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.32 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 2.7 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 53 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 17 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Faroe Islands?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Faroe Islands was 70.12 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 70.33 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.01 % in 2018.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Faroe Islands ranks 21st out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.