Land area — Area, per capita in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Land area — Area, per capita was 0.0025 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land area — Area, per capita in Faroe Islands, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, land area — area, per capita in Faroe Islands stood at 0.0025 1000 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area, per capita in Faroe Islands peaked at 0.004 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0025 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
Faroe Islands ranks 49th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Land area — Area, per capita in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.004 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.004 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0038 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0038 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0038 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0037 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0037 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0036 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0036 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0036 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0034 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0034 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0034 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0033 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0033 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.003 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.003 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.003 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.003 1000 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.003 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0026 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0026 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | 0.0037 1000 ha per person | 0.004 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | 0.0033 1000 ha per person | 0.0036 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | 0.0026 1000 ha per person | 5 |
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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 — 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 land area — area, per capita in Faroe Islands?
- Land area — area, per capita in Faroe Islands was 0.0025 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area — area, per capita recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.004 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area — area, per capita recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0025 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for land area — area, per capita?
- Faroe Islands ranks 49th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area, per capita rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. 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 Land area — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Land area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.