Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita was 0.0075 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0075 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
40th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0125 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0075 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Faroe Islands, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 0.0075 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — other areas, 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 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Faroe Islands peaked at 0.0125 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0075 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Faroe Islands ranks 40th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0125 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0123 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0122 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.012 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0118 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0117 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0116 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0115 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0114 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0113 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0111 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.011 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0109 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0106 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0105 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0104 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0103 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0101 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.01 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0099 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0098 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0096 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0095 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0093 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0092 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0091 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.009 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.009 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0091 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0091 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0092 Square kilometres per person | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0096 Square kilometres per person | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0099 Square kilometres per person | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0099 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0097 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0096 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0095 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0092 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0091 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0088 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0088 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0087 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0086 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0085 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0076 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 0.0075 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0017 Square kilometres per person, 4.4× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 0.0075 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0023 Square kilometres per person, 3.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0119 Square kilometres per person | 0.0114 Square kilometres per person | 0.0125 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | 0.0101 Square kilometres per person | 0.0113 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0095 Square kilometres per person | 0.009 Square kilometres per person | 0.01 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0095 Square kilometres per person | 0.009 Square kilometres per person | 0.0099 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.009 Square kilometres per person | 0.0088 Square kilometres per person | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0087 Square kilometres per person | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0076 Square kilometres per person | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 37 Tajikistan 0.0092 Square kilometres per person compare
- 38 Egypt 0.0083 Square kilometres per person compare
- 39 Papua New Guinea 0.0078 Square kilometres per person compare
- 41 Iraq 0.0073 Square kilometres per person compare
- 42 Yemen 0.0073 Square kilometres per person compare
- 43 Venezuela 0.0073 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 — other areas, per capita in Faroe Islands?
- Land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Faroe Islands was 0.0075 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0125 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0075 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for land use hidden — other areas, per capita?
- Faroe Islands ranks 40th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, per capita rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. 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 — Other areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.