Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen was 236.55 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Faroe Islands, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Faroe Islands stood at 236.55 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Faroe Islands peaked at 1,347 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 228.51 t, in 2022.
That places Faroe Islands 159th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 560.39 t | — |
| 1962 | 563.9 t | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 543.53 t | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 543.05 t | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 544.55 t | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 548.22 t | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 541.42 t | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 541.31 t | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 540.38 t | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 544.36 t | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 537.55 t | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 536.19 t | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 531.95 t | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 528.96 t | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 525.34 t | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 530.79 t | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 529.05 t | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 517.91 t | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 515.13 t | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 519.6 t | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 521.08 t | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 520.98 t | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 524.1 t | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 521.58 t | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 513.77 t | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 513.13 t | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 515.89 t | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 516.62 t | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 516.62 t | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 520.4 t | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 518.1 t | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 518.56 t | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 524.71 t | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 531.99 t | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 532.72 t | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 529.65 t | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 530.54 t | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 525.46 t | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 527.28 t | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 532.09 t | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 534.84 t | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 535.99 t | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 451.96 t | -15.7% |
| 2004 | 640.69 t | +41.8% |
| 2005 | 546.04 t | -14.8% |
| 2006 | 531.1 t | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 464.16 t | -12.6% |
| 2008 | 446.41 t | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 409.99 t | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 501.8 t | +22.4% |
| 2011 | 671.02 t | +33.7% |
| 2012 | 375.62 t | -44.0% |
| 2013 | 498.22 t | +32.6% |
| 2014 | 331.78 t | -33.4% |
| 2015 | 437.2 t | +31.8% |
| 2016 | 635.81 t | +45.4% |
| 2017 | 1,347 t | +111.9% |
| 2018 | 1,023 t | -24.1% |
| 2019 | 229.59 t | -77.6% |
| 2020 | 234.44 t | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 233.28 t | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 228.51 t | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 236.55 t | +3.5% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 236.55 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 41,839 t, 1% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 236.55 t is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 80,866 t, 0% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen 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% | 635.81 t | 1,347 t |
| 2019 | -77.6% | 1,023 t | 229.59 t |
| 2016 | +45.4% | 437.2 t | 635.81 t |
| 2012 | -44.0% | 671.02 t | 375.62 t |
| 2004 | +41.8% | 451.96 t | 640.69 t |
| 2011 | +33.7% | 501.8 t | 671.02 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 547.42 t | 540.38 t | 563.9 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 529.72 t | 515.13 t | 544.36 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 518.34 t | 513.13 t | 524.1 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 525.94 t | 518.1 t | 532.72 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 509.32 t | 409.99 t | 640.69 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 605.12 t | 229.59 t | 1,347 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 233.2 t | 228.51 t | 236.55 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 156 Sao Tome and Principe 556.43 t compare
- 157 Saint Lucia 434.32 t compare
- 158 Bahrain 275.92 t compare
- 160 Maldives 224.22 t compare
- 161 Grenada 205.67 t compare
- 162 Antigua and Barbuda 200.09 t 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 in Faroe Islands?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Faroe Islands was 236.55 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1,347 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 228.51 t in 2022.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
- Faroe Islands ranks 159th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.5%. 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. 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 (%).