Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 0.07 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Faroe Islands, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in Faroe Islands is 0.07 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Faroe Islands peaked at 0.07 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.07 %, in 1961.
That places Faroe Islands 248th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.07 % | — |
| 1962 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 0.07 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 46.14 %, 0% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 0.07 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 52.34 %, 0% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.07 % | 0.07 % | 0.07 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.07 % | 0.07 % | 0.07 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.07 % | 0.07 % | 0.07 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.07 % | 0.07 % | 0.07 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.07 % | 0.07 % | 0.07 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.07 % | 0.07 % | 0.07 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.07 % | 0.07 % | 0.07 % | 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 area of cropland 257.14 kg/ha (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 phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 18 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Faroe Islands?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Faroe Islands was 0.07 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.07 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.07 % in 1961.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Faroe Islands ranks 248th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land 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 Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. 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.