Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 1,926.2% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Faroe Islands, 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 1,926.2% for lakes and rivers permanent water area change in 2022. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.1% on the previous year and up 2,026.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Faroe Islands peaked at 1,926.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -100.0%, in 2005.
That places Faroe Islands 1st out of 216 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -100.0% | -100.0% | -100.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | -100.0% | 831.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,602.2% | 1,207.1% | 1,926.2% | 3 |
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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 lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Faroe Islands?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Faroe Islands was 1,926.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1,926.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -100.0% in 2005.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Faroe Islands ranks 1st out of 216 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,026.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Lakes and rivers permanent water area change (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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