River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding was 0 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022. ▬ Flat
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Faroe Islands, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of agricultural land area.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 0 Percentage of agricultural land area for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Over the whole period, river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Faroe Islands peaked at 0 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 Percentage of agricultural land area, in 2000.
Faroe Islands ranks 179th of 245 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0 Percentage of agricultural land area | 3 |
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- 179 Antigua and Barbuda 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Aruba 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Bahamas 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Bahrain 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Bailiwick of Guernsey 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Barbados 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Bermuda 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 British Virgin Islands 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Cayman Islands 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Christmas Island 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Comoros 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Cook Islands 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Dominica 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 French Polynesia 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 French Southern and Antarctic Lands 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Grenada 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Guam 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Hong Kong (China) 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Isle of Man 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Jamaica 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Jersey 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Kiribati 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Kosovo 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Macau (China) 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Maldives 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Marshall Islands 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Mauritius 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Monaco 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Montserrat 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Nauru 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 New Caledonia 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Niue 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Northern Mariana Islands 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Palau 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Pitcairn 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Puerto Rico 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Qatar 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Réunion 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Saint Helena 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Saint Lucia 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Samoa 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 San Marino 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Sao Tome and Principe 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Seychelles 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Singapore 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Solomon Islands 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Chinese Taipei 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Tonga 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Trinidad and Tobago 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Tuvalu 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 United States Virgin Islands 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Vanuatu 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 179 Wallis and Futuna 0 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
More environment data for Faroe Islands
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.37 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 river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Faroe Islands?
- River flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Faroe Islands was 0 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2000.
- What is the lowest river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2000.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding?
- Faroe Islands ranks 179th out of 245 countries with data for 2022.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset provides a global assessment of land, population, built-up area and cropland exposure to river flooding for different return periods. Exposure indicators to river flooding have been prepared by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The datasets span the period 2000-2020 depending on data availability and is based on river flood hazard maps with a 10-, 20-, 50- and 100-year return period. A return period is the average or estimated time that a specific hazard is likely to recur. The dataset has a global coverage on a national level; on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. A number of aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas and the LAC region. Data source(s): JRC River flood hazard map data, Copernicus Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer population grid data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org