Forest area km in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Forest area km was 80 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
80
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
227th
of 235 countries
All-time high
80
in 1990
All-time low
80
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area km in Faroe Islands, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 80 for forest area km in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area km in Faroe Islands peaked at 80 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 80, in 1990.
Faroe Islands ranks 227th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Forest area km in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 80 | — |
| 1991 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 80 | +0.0% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 80 is below the median for high income countries, which is 436,060, 0% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 80 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.12 million, 0% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80 | 80 | 80 | 10 |
| 2000s | 80 | 80 | 80 | 10 |
| 2010s | 80 | 80 | 80 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80 | 80 | 80 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 224 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 300 compare
- 225 Greenland 220 compare
- 226 Saint Barthelemy 170 compare
- 228 Curacao 70 compare
- 229 Falkland Islands 0
- 229 Gibraltar 0
- 229 Monaco 0
- 229 Nauru 0
- 229 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 0
- 229 Tokelau 0
- 229 Vatican 0
More environment data for Faroe Islands
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0 hectares per person (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- 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) — Use per area of cropland 71.43 kg/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 0.05 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area km in Faroe Islands?
- Forest area km in Faroe Islands was 80 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area km recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 80 in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area km recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 80 in 1990.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for forest area km?
- Faroe Islands ranks 227th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area km 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 km. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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