Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 3,379 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Faroe Islands, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Faroe Islands stood at 3,379 kg/ha.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 56.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Faroe Islands peaked at 20,413 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3,264 kg/ha, in 2022.
Faroe Islands ranks 1st of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,553 kg/ha | 8,443 kg/ha | 8,811 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,277 kg/ha | 8,049 kg/ha | 8,506 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,099 kg/ha | 8,018 kg/ha | 8,189 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,218 kg/ha | 8,095 kg/ha | 8,324 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,958 kg/ha | 6,406 kg/ha | 10,011 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,302 kg/ha | 3,479 kg/ha | 20,413 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,331 kg/ha | 3,264 kg/ha | 3,379 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Faroe Islands
- 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)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 53 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 242.86 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.32 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Faroe Islands?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Faroe Islands was 3,379 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 20,413 kg/ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,264 kg/ha in 2022.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Faroe Islands ranks 1st out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).