Arable land use per person in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Arable land use per person was 0.0013 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Faroe Islands, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land use per person in Faroe Islands is 0.0013 hectares per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Faroe Islands peaked at 0.0019 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 hectares per person, in 2019.
That places Faroe Islands 203rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0018 hectares per person | 0.0017 hectares per person | 0.0019 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0016 hectares per person | 0.0015 hectares per person | 0.0017 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0014 hectares per person | 0.0013 hectares per person | 0.0015 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0014 hectares per person | 0.0013 hectares per person | 0.0015 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0013 hectares per person | 0.0013 hectares per person | 0.0014 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0013 hectares per person | 0.0013 hectares per person | 0.0013 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 hectares per person | 0.0013 hectares per person | 0.0013 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 200 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0018 hectares per person compare
- 201 Kuwait 0.0016 hectares per person compare
- 202 Bahrain 0.0013 hectares per person compare
- 204 Seychelles 0.0013 hectares per person compare
- 205 Hong Kong 0.0003 hectares per person compare
- 206 Singapore 0.0001 hectares per person compare
More environment data for Faroe Islands
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.0966 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.77 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0213 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0417 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0204 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0021 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.0384 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.0006 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Faroe Islands?
- Arable land use per person in Faroe Islands was 0.0013 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0019 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 hectares per person in 2019.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for arable land use per person?
- Faroe Islands ranks 203rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.