Cropland — Area in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Cropland — Area was 0.07 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Area in Faroe Islands, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area in Faroe Islands is 0.07 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area in Faroe Islands peaked at 0.07 1000 ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.06 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Faroe Islands 234th out of 234 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.06 1000 ha | 0.06 1000 ha | 0.06 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.06 1000 ha | 0.06 1000 ha | 0.06 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.06 1000 ha | 0.06 1000 ha | 0.06 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.06 1000 ha | 0.06 1000 ha | 0.06 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.06 1000 ha | 0.06 1000 ha | 0.06 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.064 1000 ha | 0.06 1000 ha | 0.07 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.07 1000 ha | 0.07 1000 ha | 0.07 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Faroe Islands
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 0.07 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.31 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.55 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 1,296 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 137 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 96.07 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 96.07 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 70.12 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 69.48 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 99.93 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area in Faroe Islands?
- Cropland — area in Faroe Islands was 0.07 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.07 1000 ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest cropland — area recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.06 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for cropland — area?
- Faroe Islands ranks 234th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. 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 Cropland — Area. 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.