Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 3.07 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Faroe Islands, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 3.07 kg/ha for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Faroe Islands peaked at 4.68 kg/ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.07 kg/ha, in 2023.
That places Faroe Islands 151st out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.48 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 3.75 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1963 | 3.86 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 3.33 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 1965 | 3.48 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 4.32 kg/ha | +24.1% |
| 1967 | 3.82 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 1968 | 4.18 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 1969 | 3.68 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 1970 | 4.51 kg/ha | +22.4% |
| 1971 | 3.61 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 1972 | 3.33 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 1973 | 3.38 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 4.08 kg/ha | +20.5% |
| 1975 | 3.42 kg/ha | -16.1% |
| 1976 | 3.71 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1977 | 3.55 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 3.51 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 3.5 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 3.46 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 3.45 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 3.43 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 3.4 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 3.37 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 3.37 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 3.3 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 3.29 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 3.24 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 3.18 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 3.24 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 3.33 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 3.41 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 3.46 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 3.53 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 3.61 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 3.68 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 3.75 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 3.81 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 3.88 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 3.95 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 4.03 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 4.1 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 4.16 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 4.23 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 4.3 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 4.38 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 4.44 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 4.51 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 4.6 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 4.68 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 4.55 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 4.44 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 4.38 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 4.25 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 4.02 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 4.09 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 3.86 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 3.73 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 3.6 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 3.47 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 3.33 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 3.2 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 3.07 kg/ha | -4.1% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 3.07 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.03 kg/ha, 31% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 3.07 kg/ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.61 kg/ha, 21% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.77 kg/ha | 3.33 kg/ha | 4.32 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.66 kg/ha | 3.33 kg/ha | 4.51 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.35 kg/ha | 3.18 kg/ha | 3.46 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.57 kg/ha | 3.24 kg/ha | 3.88 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.27 kg/ha | 3.95 kg/ha | 4.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.16 kg/ha | 3.6 kg/ha | 4.68 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.27 kg/ha | 3.07 kg/ha | 3.47 kg/ha | 4 |
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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)
- 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 crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Faroe Islands?
- Crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Faroe Islands was 3.07 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 4.68 kg/ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.07 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Faroe Islands ranks 151st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).