Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 100 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Faroe Islands, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 100 % for planted forest — share in forest land in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Faroe Islands peaked at 100 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 100 %, in 1990.
Faroe Islands ranks 1st of 207 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100 % | — |
| 1991 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 100 % | +0.0% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 100 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.3 %, 5.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 100 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27.1 %, 3.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 6 |
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) — 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 planted forest — share in forest land in Faroe Islands?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Faroe Islands was 100 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 100 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 % in 1990.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Faroe Islands ranks 1st out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Planted Forest — Share in Forest land. 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.