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 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8,756 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 8,811 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 8,493 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 8,485 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 8,509 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 8,566 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 8,460 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 8,458 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 8,443 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 8,506 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 8,399 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 8,378 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 8,312 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 8,265 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 8,208 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 8,294 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 8,266 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 8,092 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 8,049 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 8,119 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 8,142 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 8,140 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 8,189 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 8,150 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 8,028 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 8,018 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 8,061 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 8,072 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 8,072 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 8,131 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 8,095 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 8,102 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 8,199 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 8,312 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 8,324 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 8,276 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 8,290 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 8,210 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 8,239 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 8,314 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 8,357 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 8,375 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 7,062 kg/ha | -15.7% |
| 2004 | 10,011 kg/ha | +41.8% |
| 2005 | 8,532 kg/ha | -14.8% |
| 2006 | 8,298 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 7,252 kg/ha | -12.6% |
| 2008 | 6,975 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 6,406 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 7,841 kg/ha | +22.4% |
| 2011 | 10,485 kg/ha | +33.7% |
| 2012 | 5,869 kg/ha | -44.0% |
| 2013 | 7,785 kg/ha | +32.6% |
| 2014 | 5,184 kg/ha | -33.4% |
| 2015 | 6,831 kg/ha | +31.8% |
| 2016 | 9,633 kg/ha | +41.0% |
| 2017 | 20,413 kg/ha | +111.9% |
| 2018 | 15,498 kg/ha | -24.1% |
| 2019 | 3,479 kg/ha | -77.6% |
| 2020 | 3,349 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 3,333 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 3,264 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 3,379 kg/ha | +3.5% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 3,379 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 61.42 kg/ha, 55.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 3,379 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 59.9 kg/ha, 56.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Faroe Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +111.9% | 9,633 kg/ha | 20,413 kg/ha |
| 2019 | -77.6% | 15,498 kg/ha | 3,479 kg/ha |
| 2012 | -44.0% | 10,485 kg/ha | 5,869 kg/ha |
| 2004 | +41.8% | 7,062 kg/ha | 10,011 kg/ha |
| 2016 | +41.0% | 6,831 kg/ha | 9,633 kg/ha |
| 2011 | +33.7% | 7,841 kg/ha | 10,485 kg/ha |
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 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 1 Viet Nam 128.11 kg/ha compare
- 2 Singapore 1,199 kg/ha compare
- 3 China, Hong Kong SAR 595.92 kg/ha compare
- 3 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 69.54 kg/ha compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 54.11 kg/ha compare
- 4 Kuwait 583.5 kg/ha 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 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 186 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 (%).