Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 87.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Faroe Islands, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 87.5% for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Faroe Islands peaked at 87.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 87.5%, in 1990.
Faroe Islands ranks 5th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 87.5% | — |
| 2000 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.5% | 87.5% | 87.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 87.5% | 87.5% | 87.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 87.5% | 87.5% | 87.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 87.5% | 87.5% | 87.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 3 Uzbekistan 99.7% compare
- 4 Cook Islands 95.6% compare
- 6 Zambia 82.5% compare
- 7 Réunion 73.0% compare
- 8 Sri Lanka 69.5% 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) — 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Faroe Islands?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Faroe Islands was 87.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 87.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.5% in 1990.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Faroe Islands ranks 5th out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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