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Environment in Faroe Islands

1,034 indicators covering environment for Faroe Islands.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location 90.9% 2015 unchanged 144th
People using improved drinking water sources 0 people 2024 — 193rd
Drinking water services 0 people 2024 — 119th
Insecticides — Import value 29.36 1000 USD 2006 down 10.9% 181st
Herbicides — Import value 28.84 1000 USD 2006 up 23.6% 148th
Disinfectants, etc — Import value 137.73 1000 USD 2006 up 8.2% 154th
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value 513 1000 USD 2008 up 207.2% 137th
Insecticides — Import quantity 2.08 t 2006 down 30.6% 183rd
Fungicides — Import value 2.58 1000 USD 2006 down 50.6% 165th
Disinfectants, etc — Import quantity 21.08 t 2006 down 60.1% 162nd
Herbicides — Import quantity 7.81 t 2006 up 114.0% 149th
Biogases — Energy production 60.8 TJ 2024 — 65th
Gaseous biofuels — Energy production 60.8 TJ 2024 — 65th
Plastic waste exports 128.73 tonnes 2009 up 661.0% 121st
Lakes and rivers permanent water area 10.57 2022 — 180th
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area 0.5% 2022 — 81st
Lakes and rivers permanent water area 0.8% 2022 — 70th
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area 6.73 2022 — 192nd
Reservoir minimum water area 0.0% 2022 — 150th
Reservoir minimum water area 0 2022 — 153rd
Reservoir maximum water area 0.0% 2022 — 150th
Reservoir maximum water area 0 2022 — 153rd
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 939.33 Square kilometres 2022 down 0.2% 99th
Fungicides — Import quantity 0.594 t 2006 up 221.1% 162nd
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Import quantity 16 m3 2024 down 94.1% 94th
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Import value 15 1000 USD 2024 down 92.5% 85th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Artificial 0 km2 2021 — 156th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Croplands 0.9 km2 2021 unchanged 133rd
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Grassland 191.8 km2 2021 up 0.1% 116th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Inland water 4.1 km2 2021 down 4.7% 120th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 219.8 km2 2021 up 0.1% 144th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Permanent snow 0 km2 2021 — 35th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered 13.1 km2 2021 unchanged 115th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or 0.5 km2 2021 unchanged 126th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Sparsely 19.1 km2 2021 unchanged 69th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Terrestrial 0.5 km2 2021 unchanged 102nd
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered 13.4 km2 2021 unchanged 151st
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Artificial 0 % 2021 — 156th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Croplands 0.39 % 2021 unchanged 111th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Grassland 78.77 % 2021 up 0.1% 6th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Inland water 1.69 % 2021 down 4.0% 16th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 90.24 % 2021 up 0.1% 110th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Permanent snow 0 % 2021 — 28th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered 5.39 % 2021 unchanged 26th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or 0.2 % 2021 unchanged 59th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Sparsely 7.86 % 2021 unchanged 11th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Terrestrial 0.22 % 2021 up 10.0% 65th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered 5.49 % 2021 unchanged 137th
Urea — Agricultural Use 2,285 t 2022 up 344.6% 99th
Forest certified for sustainable use 0 thousands of hectares 2024 — 85th
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification 0 2024 — 92nd
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change 1,166.1% 2022 up 1,266.1% 2nd
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change 1,926.2% 2022 up 2,026.2% 1st
NPK fertilizers — Agricultural Use 11 t 2022 up 175.0% 114th
Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas 6.19 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 down 27.6% 211th
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Export quantity 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% 91st
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Export value 1 1000 USD 2024 unchanged 90th
Herbaceous crops — Area from CGLS 0.09 1000 ha 2019 — 185th
Shrub-covered areas — Area from CGLS 4.27 1000 ha 2019 — 149th
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 1.16 1000 ha 2019 — 163rd