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Surface area — Faroe Islands

Surface area in the Faroe Islands in 2023 — 12,960 km². Ranked 159 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 828.4%.

2023 12,960 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 159of 215
Period maximum 12,960 km²2021
Period minimum 1,396 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Surface area — Faroe Islands, 1961–202305,00010,00015,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 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: 12,960 km²2023: 12,960 km²
Change over the period: +11,564 (+828.37%) Average annual rate: 3.66 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Faroe Islands 12,960 km²
World 141M km²
Europe & Central Asia 28.9M km²
Northern Europe computed 2.55M km²
High-income countries computed 60.62M km²
Surface area — Faroe Islands, by year Faroe Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 12,960 +0 +0%
2022 12,960 +0 +0%
2021 12,960 +0 +0%
2020 12,960 +11,564 +828.34%
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

NO Norway 624,500 SE Sweden 528,660 GL Greenland 410,450 FI Finland 338,480 GB United Kingdom 243,610 IS Iceland 103,000 IE Ireland 70,280 LT Lithuania 65,290 LV Latvia 64,590 EE Estonia 45,340 DK Denmark 42,920 FO Faroe Islands 12,960 IM Isle of Man 570
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About the indicator

Total surface area: land together with inland water bodies and, where applicable, coastal waters. This is the figure usually quoted as the area of a country in reference books and encyclopedias. It is the basis for the share of protected natural areas, because protected areas include marine waters, which land area leaves out.

Important: This is the “encyclopedic” area of a country. Land shares — forest, arable and agricultural land — are calculated against land area, not against this figure.

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

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