Cropland — Area, per capita in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Cropland — Area, per capita was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area, per capita in Faroe Islands, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 0 1000 ha per person for cropland — area, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per capita in Faroe Islands peaked at 0 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha per person, in 2015.
That places Faroe Islands 184th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area, per capita in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0 1000 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0 1000 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 0 1000 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0 1000 ha per person | +15.3% |
| 2017 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 0 1000 ha per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 1% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 0 1000 ha per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 5 |
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)
- 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 cropland — area, per capita in Faroe Islands?
- Cropland — area, per capita in Faroe Islands was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per capita recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per capita recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 2015.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for cropland — area, per capita?
- Faroe Islands ranks 184th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area, per capita rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 Cropland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cropland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cropland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.