Agriculture — Area, per capita in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Agriculture — Area, per capita was 0.0018 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture — Area, per capita in Faroe Islands, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 0.0018 1000 ha per person for agriculture — area, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area, per capita in Faroe Islands peaked at 0.0028 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Faroe Islands 21st out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agriculture — Area, per capita in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0026 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0026 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0026 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 0.0018 1000 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 7.2× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 0.0018 1000 ha per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0005 1000 ha per person, 3.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | 0.002 1000 ha per person | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | 0.002 1000 ha per person | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.002 1000 ha per person | 0.002 1000 ha per person | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.002 1000 ha per person | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | 0.002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
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)
- Standard Deviation 0.468 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.67 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 5 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.32 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 71.43 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 0.09 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 0.75 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area, per capita in Faroe Islands?
- Agriculture — area, per capita in Faroe Islands was 0.0018 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — area, per capita recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0028 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area, per capita recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for agriculture — area, per capita?
- Faroe Islands ranks 21st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — area, per capita rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agriculture — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Agriculture — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.