Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises was 0.2971 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Faroe Islands, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Faroe Islands is 0.2971 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Faroe Islands peaked at 0.7245 kg per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.2768 kg per person, in 2022.
Faroe Islands ranks 61st of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7219 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.7245 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.641 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 1964 | 0.5994 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 1965 | 0.5867 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.5893 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.5582 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1968 | 0.5546 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.5538 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.5595 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5521 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.5066 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4784 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4601 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4451 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4357 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4193 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.363 kg per person | -13.4% |
| 1979 | 0.3725 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3973 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 0.4134 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4172 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.423 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4054 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3667 kg per person | -9.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3633 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3589 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3539 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3495 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3633 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3532 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3544 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3839 kg per person | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 0.432 kg per person | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4462 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4324 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4312 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4031 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4069 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4223 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.426 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4245 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4182 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4056 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.37 kg per person | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3587 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3625 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3419 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3509 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3427 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.337 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3295 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3375 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3317 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3294 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3212 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3224 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3162 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3029 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3068 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3047 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2768 kg per person | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2971 kg per person | +7.3% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 0.2971 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6051 kg per person, 49% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 0.2971 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9839 kg per person, 30% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6144 kg per person | 0.5538 kg per person | 0.7245 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4592 kg per person | 0.363 kg per person | 0.5595 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3848 kg per person | 0.3495 kg per person | 0.423 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4007 kg per person | 0.3532 kg per person | 0.4462 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3881 kg per person | 0.3419 kg per person | 0.426 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.327 kg per person | 0.3029 kg per person | 0.3427 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2963 kg per person | 0.2768 kg per person | 0.3068 kg per person | 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 cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Faroe Islands?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Faroe Islands was 0.2971 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7245 kg per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2768 kg per person in 2022.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Faroe Islands ranks 61st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. 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 Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.