Country area — Area, per capita in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Country area — Area, per capita was 0.0237 1000 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Country area — Area, per capita in Faroe Islands, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, country area — area, per capita in Faroe Islands stood at 0.0237 1000 ha per person.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 722.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area, per capita in Faroe Islands peaked at 0.0247 1000 ha per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0027 1000 ha per person, in 2019.
Faroe Islands ranks 10th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Country area — Area, per capita in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.004 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.004 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0038 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0038 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0038 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0037 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0037 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0036 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0036 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0036 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0034 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0034 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0034 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0033 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0033 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.003 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.003 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.003 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.003 1000 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.003 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0247 1000 ha per person | +814.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0243 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.024 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0238 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0237 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Country area — Area, per capita in Faroe Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +814.7% | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | 0.0247 1000 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | 0.0037 1000 ha per person | 0.004 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | 0.0033 1000 ha per person | 0.0036 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0241 1000 ha per person | 0.0237 1000 ha per person | 0.0247 1000 ha per person | 5 |
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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)
- Temperature change 1.67 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.468 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 5 t (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 0.05 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 0.07 % (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 1,683 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is country area — area, per capita in Faroe Islands?
- Country area — area, per capita in Faroe Islands was 0.0237 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest country area — area, per capita recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0247 1000 ha per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest country area — area, per capita recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0027 1000 ha per person in 2019.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for country area — area, per capita?
- Faroe Islands ranks 10th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area, per capita rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 722.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Country area — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Country area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Country area — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Country area — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Country area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.