Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0252 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0252 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
50th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0404 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0252 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Faroe Islands, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 0.0252 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — land area, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Faroe Islands peaked at 0.0404 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0252 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Faroe Islands ranks 50th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0404 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0399 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0394 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0389 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0384 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0379 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0375 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0372 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0368 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0365 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0361 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0356 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0352 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0348 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0344 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.034 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0337 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0333 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0328 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0324 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.032 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0316 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0313 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0309 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0305 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0303 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0299 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0295 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0291 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0292 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0294 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0295 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.03 Square kilometres per person | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0312 Square kilometres per person | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.032 Square kilometres per person | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.032 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0316 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0312 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0309 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0305 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0299 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0295 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0291 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0289 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0289 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0289 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0289 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0288 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0286 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0287 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0288 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0289 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0289 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0288 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0285 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0282 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0278 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0274 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.027 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.026 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0257 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0254 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0252 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 0.0252 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0068 Square kilometres per person, 3.7× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 0.0252 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0114 Square kilometres per person, 2.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0385 Square kilometres per person | 0.0368 Square kilometres per person | 0.0404 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0346 Square kilometres per person | 0.0328 Square kilometres per person | 0.0365 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0307 Square kilometres per person | 0.0291 Square kilometres per person | 0.0324 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0307 Square kilometres per person | 0.0292 Square kilometres per person | 0.032 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0292 Square kilometres per person | 0.0286 Square kilometres per person | 0.0305 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0283 Square kilometres per person | 0.027 Square kilometres per person | 0.0289 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0256 Square kilometres per person | 0.0252 Square kilometres per person | 0.026 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 47 United States 0.0272 Square kilometres per person compare
- 48 Kyrgyzstan 0.027 Square kilometres per person compare
- 49 Palau 0.0259 Square kilometres per person compare
- 51 Bahamas 0.0251 Square kilometres per person compare
- 52 Zimbabwe 0.0237 Square kilometres per person compare
- 53 Mozambique 0.0234 Square kilometres per person compare
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 land use hidden — land area, per capita in Faroe Islands?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Faroe Islands was 0.0252 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0404 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0252 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Faroe Islands ranks 50th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land 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 use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land 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 use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.