Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
184th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
0 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Faroe Islands, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre for arable land — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Faroe Islands peaked at 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Faroe Islands ranks 184th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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 arable land — area, per square kilometre in Faroe Islands?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in Faroe Islands was 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Faroe Islands ranks 184th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.