Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 70.07 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Faroe Islands, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Faroe Islands is 70.07 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Faroe Islands peaked at 70.28 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 68.96 %, in 2018.
Faroe Islands ranks 7th of 237 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 69.1 % | — |
| 1962 | 69.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 69.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 69.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 69.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 69.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 69.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 69.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 69.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 69.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 69.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 69.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 69.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 69.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 69.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 69.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 69.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 69.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 69.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 69.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 69.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 69.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 69.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 69.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 69.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 69.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 69.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 69.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 69.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 69.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 69.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 69.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 69.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 69.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 69.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 69.08 % | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 69.08 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 69.08 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 69.08 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 69.08 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 69.08 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 69.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 69.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 69.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 69.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 69.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 69.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 69.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 69.02 % | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 69.01 % | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 69.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 69.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 69.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 69.02 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 69.02 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 68.97 % | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 68.97 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 68.96 % | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 68.96 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 70.28 % | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 70.07 % | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 70.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 70.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 70.07 % | +0.0% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 70.07 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.71 %, 7.2× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 70.07 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.39 %, 4.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.1 % | 69.1 % | 69.1 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 69.1 % | 69.1 % | 69.1 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.1 % | 69.1 % | 69.1 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.09 % | 69.08 % | 69.1 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.09 % | 69.02 % | 69.11 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.99 % | 68.96 % | 69.02 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.11 % | 70.07 % | 70.28 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
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) — Use per area of cropland 71.43 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.32 kg/cap (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)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 257.14 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Faroe Islands?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Faroe Islands was 70.07 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 70.28 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.96 % in 2018.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Faroe Islands ranks 7th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.