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Land area — Faroe Islands

Land area in the Faroe Islands in 2023 — 1,370 km². Ranked 175 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 1.9%.

2023 1,370 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 175of 215
Period maximum 1,396 km²1961
Period minimum 1,366 km²2020

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — Faroe Islands, 1961–20231,3601,3701,3801,3901,40019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 1,396 km²1963: 1,396 km²1965: 1,396 km²1967: 1,396 km²1969: 1,396 km²1971: 1,396 km²1973: 1,396 km²1975: 1,396 km²1977: 1,396 km²1979: 1,396 km²1981: 1,396 km²1983: 1,396 km²1985: 1,396 km²1987: 1,396 km²1989: 1,396 km²1991: 1,396 km²1993: 1,396 km²1995: 1,396 km²1997: 1,396 km²1999: 1,396 km²2001: 1,396 km²2003: 1,396 km²2005: 1,396 km²2007: 1,396 km²2009: 1,396 km²2011: 1,396 km²2013: 1,396 km²2015: 1,396 km²2017: 1,396 km²2019: 1,396 km²2021: 1,370 km²2023: 1,370 km²
Change over the period: −26 (−1.86%) Average annual rate: -0.03 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Faroe Islands 1,370 km²
World 130M km²
Europe & Central Asia 27.43M km²
Northern Europe computed 2.11M km²
High-income countries computed 51.61M km²
Land area — Faroe Islands, by year Faroe Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 1,370 +0 +0%
2022 1,370 +0 +0%
2021 1,370 +4 +0.29%
2020 1,366 −30 −2.15%
2019 1,396 +0 +0%
2018 1,396 +0 +0%
2017 1,396 +0 +0%
2016 1,396 +0 +0%
2015 1,396 +0 +0%
2014 1,396 +0 +0%
2013 1,396 +0 +0%
2012 1,396 +0 +0%
2011 1,396 +0 +0%
2010 1,396 +0 +0%
2009 1,396 +0 +0%
2008 1,396 +0 +0%
2007 1,396 +0 +0%
2006 1,396 +0 +0%
2005 1,396 +0 +0%
2004 1,396 +0 +0%
2003 1,396 +0 +0%
2002 1,396 +0 +0%
2001 1,396 +0 +0%
2000 1,396 +0 +0%
1999 1,396 +0 +0%
1998 1,396 +0 +0%
1997 1,396 +0 +0%
1996 1,396 +0 +0%
1995 1,396 +0 +0%
1994 1,396 +0 +0%
1993 1,396 +0 +0%
1992 1,396 +0 +0%
1991 1,396 +0 +0%
1990 1,396 +0 +0%
1989 1,396 +0 +0%
1988 1,396 +0 +0%
1987 1,396 +0 +0%
1986 1,396 +0 +0%
1985 1,396 +0 +0%
1984 1,396 +0 +0%
1983 1,396 +0 +0%
1982 1,396 +0 +0%
1981 1,396 +0 +0%
1980 1,396 +0 +0%
1979 1,396 +0 +0%
1978 1,396 +0 +0%
1977 1,396 +0 +0%
1976 1,396 +0 +0%
1975 1,396 +0 +0%
1974 1,396 +0 +0%
1973 1,396 +0 +0%
1972 1,396 +0 +0%
1971 1,396 +0 +0%
1970 1,396 +0 +0%
1969 1,396 +0 +0%
1968 1,396 +0 +0%
1967 1,396 +0 +0%
1966 1,396 +0 +0%
1965 1,396 +0 +0%
1964 1,396 +0 +0%
1963 1,396 +0 +0%
1962 1,396 +0 +0%
1961 1,396 — —

Northern Europe, 2023

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

GL Greenland 410,450 SE Sweden 407,270 NO Norway 364,270 FI Finland 303,960 GB United Kingdom 241,930 IS Iceland 100,830 IE Ireland 68,890 LT Lithuania 62,600 LV Latvia 62,230 EE Estonia 42,730 DK Denmark 40,000 FO Faroe Islands 1,370 IM Isle of Man 570
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About the indicator

Land area: the entire territory of a country excluding inland water bodies, major rivers and coastal waters. This is the figure the World Bank uses to calculate the shares of forest, agricultural and arable land, so it is needed not only in itself but also as a denominator. It differs from surface area by the area of inland waters — for most countries the gap stays within a percent, but for Canada, Finland or Kazakhstan it is noticeable.

Important: Not to be confused with surface area, which includes inland waters. The indicator changes only when borders change, so the series is nearly constant.

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

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