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Agricultural land — Faroe Islands

Agricultural land in the Faroe Islands in 2023 — 961 km². Ranked 166 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 0.5%.

2023 961 km² +0.07% vs 2022
World rank 166of 209
Period maximum 965 km²2002
Period minimum 960 km²2022

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Faroe Islands, 1961–202396096296496619611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 965 km²1963: 965 km²1965: 965 km²1967: 965 km²1969: 965 km²1971: 965 km²1973: 965 km²1975: 965 km²1977: 965 km²1979: 965 km²1981: 965 km²1983: 965 km²1985: 965 km²1987: 965 km²1989: 965 km²1991: 965 km²1993: 965 km²1995: 965 km²1997: 965 km²1999: 965 km²2001: 965 km²2003: 965 km²2005: 965 km²2007: 965 km²2009: 964 km²2011: 964 km²2013: 964 km²2015: 964 km²2017: 964 km²2019: 963 km²2021: 961 km²2023: 961 km²
Change over the period: −5 (−0.48%) Average annual rate: -0.01 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands 961 km²
World 47.92M km²
Europe & Central Asia 7.98M km²
Northern Europe computed 378,940 km²
High-income countries computed 14.55M km²
Agricultural land — Faroe Islands, by year Faroe Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 961 +1 +0.07%
2022 960 −1 −0.07%
2021 961 +0 +0%
2020 961 −3 −0.28%
2019 963 +0 +0%
2018 963 −0 −0.02%
2017 964 +0 +0%
2016 964 −1 −0.07%
2015 964 +0 +0%
2014 964 +0 +0.02%
2013 964 +0 +0%
2012 964 +0 +0%
2011 964 +0 +0.01%
2010 964 −0 −0.02%
2009 964 −1 −0.13%
2008 965 +0 +0%
2007 965 +0 +0%
2006 965 +0 +0%
2005 965 +0 +0%
2004 965 +0 +0%
2003 965 +0 +0%
2002 965 +0 +0.05%
2001 965 +0 +0%
2000 965 +0 +0%
1999 965 +0 +0%
1998 965 −0 −0.01%
1997 965 +0 +0%
1996 965 −0 −0.02%
1995 965 −0 −0.01%
1994 965 +0 +0%
1993 965 +0 +0%
1992 965 +0 +0%
1991 965 +0 +0%
1990 965 +0 +0%
1989 965 +0 +0%
1988 965 +0 +0%
1987 965 +0 +0%
1986 965 +0 +0%
1985 965 +0 +0%
1984 965 +0 +0%
1983 965 +0 +0%
1982 965 +0 +0%
1981 965 +0 +0%
1980 965 +0 +0%
1979 965 +0 +0%
1978 965 +0 +0%
1977 965 +0 +0%
1976 965 +0 +0%
1975 965 +0 +0%
1974 965 +0 +0%
1973 965 +0 +0%
1972 965 +0 +0%
1971 965 +0 +0%
1970 965 +0 +0%
1969 965 +0 +0%
1968 965 +0 +0%
1967 965 +0 +0%
1966 965 +0 +0%
1965 965 +0 +0%
1964 965 +0 +0%
1963 965 +0 +0%
1962 965 +0 +0%
1961 965 — —

Northern Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

GB United Kingdom 170,095 IE Ireland 41,890 SE Sweden 29,820 LT Lithuania 28,730 DK Denmark 26,210 FI Finland 22,620 LV Latvia 19,710 IS Iceland 16,380 EE Estonia 9,880 NO Norway 9,820 GL Greenland 2,431 FO Faroe Islands 961 IM Isle of Man 394
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About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

Other indicators for the Faroe Islands

Agriculture Agricultural land share

What part of the territory is used for arable land, permanent crops and pasture.

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How much land is under annual crops — the land that is plowed every year.

Faroe Islands by year Environment Land area

The area of a country excluding inland water bodies — the denominator for every land share.

Faroe Islands by year
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