Forest area as share of land area in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Forest area as share of land area was 0.0584 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.0584
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
210th
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.0584
in 1990
All-time low
0.0584
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area as share of land area in Faroe Islands, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 0.0584 for forest area as share of land area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as share of land area in Faroe Islands peaked at 0.0584 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0584, in 1990.
Faroe Islands ranks 210th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Forest area as share of land area in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0584 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0584 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0584 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0584 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0584 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0584 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0584 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0584 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0584 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0584 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0584 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0584 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0584 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0584 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0584 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0584 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0584 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0584 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0584 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0584 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0584 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0584 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0584 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0584 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0584 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0584 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0584 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0584 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0584 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0584 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0584 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0584 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0584 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0584 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0584 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0584 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0584 | 0.0584 | 0.0584 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0584 | 0.0584 | 0.0584 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0584 | 0.0584 | 0.0584 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0584 | 0.0584 | 0.0584 | 6 |
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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 — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.468 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.67 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 0.75 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 17 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 20 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 18 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 257.14 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as share of land area in Faroe Islands?
- Forest area as share of land area in Faroe Islands was 0.0584 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0584 in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0584 in 1990.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Faroe Islands ranks 210th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of land area rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area as share of land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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