Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 80 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
80 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
180th
of 185 countries
All-time high
80 hectares
in 1990
All-time low
80 hectares
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Faroe Islands, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Faroe Islands is 80 hectares, measured 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Faroe Islands peaked at 80 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 80 hectares, in 1990.
That places Faroe Islands 180th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 80 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 80 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 80 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 80 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 80 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 80 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 80 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 80 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 80 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 80 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 80 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 80 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 80 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 80 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 80 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 80 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 80 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 80 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 80 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 80 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 80 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 80 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 80 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 80 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 80 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 80 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 80 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 80 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 80 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 80 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 80 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 80 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 80 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 80 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 80 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 80 hectares | +0.0% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 80 hectares is below the median for high income countries, which is 377,020 hectares, 0% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 80 hectares is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 430,910 hectares, 0% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80 hectares | 80 hectares | 80 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 80 hectares | 80 hectares | 80 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 80 hectares | 80 hectares | 80 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 80 hectares | 80 hectares | 80 hectares | 6 |
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)
- 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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Faroe Islands?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Faroe Islands was 80 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 80 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 80 hectares in 1990.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Faroe Islands ranks 180th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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