What is shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Faroe Islands?

Shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Faroe Islands was 12.15 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Faroe Islands?

The highest recorded value was 12.15 1000 ha in 1992.

What is the lowest shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Faroe Islands?

The lowest recorded value was 12.15 1000 ha in 1992.

How does Faroe Islands rank for shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc?

Faroe Islands ranks 176th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.

Is shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc 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 Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Faroe Islands

Name: Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Faroe Islands
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Faroe Islands: Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC was 12.15 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)

12.15 1000 ha

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

176th

of 241 countries

All-time high

12.15 1000 ha

in 1992

All-time low

12.15 1000 ha

in 1992

Years of data

1992–2022

Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Faroe Islands, 1992–2022

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Faroe Islands is 12.15 1000 ha, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Faroe Islands peaked at 12.15 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 12.15 1000 ha, in 1992.

That places Faroe Islands 176th out of 241 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	12.15 1000 ha	12.15 1000 ha	12.15 1000 ha	8
2000s	12.15 1000 ha	12.15 1000 ha	12.15 1000 ha	10
2010s	12.15 1000 ha	12.15 1000 ha	12.15 1000 ha	10
2020s	12.15 1000 ha	12.15 1000 ha	12.15 1000 ha	3

Countries ranked near Faroe Islands

173 Mauritius 13.09 1000 ha compare
174 French Southern Territories 12.96 1000 ha compare
175 Luxembourg 12.67 1000 ha compare
177 Puerto Rico 9.17 1000 ha compare
178 Aruba 9.01 1000 ha compare
179 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 8.93 1000 ha compare

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More environment data for Faroe Islands

Cropland — Area 0.07 1000 ha (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.31 kg/cap (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.55 g/Int$ (2024)
Country area — Area 1,296 1000 ha (2024)
Land area — Area 137 1000 ha (2024)
Agriculture — Area 96.07 1000 ha (2024)
Agricultural land — Area 96.07 1000 ha (2024)
Agricultural land — Share in Land area 70.12 % (2024)
Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 69.48 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 96 1000 ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Faroe Islands?: Shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Faroe Islands was 12.15 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Faroe Islands?: The highest recorded value was 12.15 1000 ha in 1992.
What is the lowest shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Faroe Islands?: The lowest recorded value was 12.15 1000 ha in 1992.
How does Faroe Islands rank for shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc?: Faroe Islands ranks 176th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.
Is shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc 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 Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.