Environment in Faroe Islands 1,034 indicators covering environment for Faroe Islands. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Terrestrial barren land — Area from CGLS 0.03 1000 ha 2019 — 146th Inland water bodies — Area from CGLS 2.31 1000 ha 2019 — 165th Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from CGLS 25.77 1000 ha 2019 — 105th Wood fuel, coniferous — Import quantity 34 m3 2024 up 209.1% 73rd Wood fuel, coniferous — Import value 24 1000 USD 2024 down 40.0% 60th Forest area 0.08 2025 unchanged 244th Forest area as a proportion of total land area 0.1% 2025 unchanged 243rd Share of forest area within protected areas 87.5% 2025 unchanged 5th Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas 87.5% 2025 unchanged 5th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Artificial 0 km2 2021 — 101st 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Croplands 0.1 km2 2021 unchanged 87th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Inland water 1.4 km2 2021 unchanged 68th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 9.9 km2 2021 unchanged 105th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Shrub-covered 0.1 km2 2021 unchanged 91st 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or 0 km2 2021 — 74th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Terrestrial 0 km2 2021 — 79th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Tree-covered 0.7 km2 2021 unchanged 100th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Artificial 0 % 2021 — 101st 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Croplands 1.07 % 2021 unchanged 64th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Inland water 11.74 % 2021 unchanged 1st 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 81.28 % 2021 unchanged 93rd 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover 0.74 % 2021 unchanged 48th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Shrubs 0 % 2021 — 69th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Terrestrial 0 % 2021 — 75th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Tree-covered 5.91 % 2021 unchanged 90th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Grassland 9 km2 2021 unchanged 93rd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Permanent 0 km2 2021 — 30th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Sparsely 0.9 km2 2021 unchanged 62nd 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Grassland 73.56 % 2021 unchanged 12th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Permanent 0 % 2021 — 25th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Sparsely 6.98 % 2021 unchanged 13th Ammonium nitrate (AN) — Agricultural Use 123 t 2022 down 70.5% 76th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Export quantity 0 t 2016 — 23rd Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Export value 0 1000 USD 2016 — 23rd Perm. meadows & pastures - Nat. growing — Area 89 1000 ha 2024 down 0.1% 52nd Other NP compounds — Agricultural Use 7 t 2022 down 75.0% 76th Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area 7 1000 ha 2024 down 3.2% 53rd PK compounds — Agricultural Use 0 t 2022 — 57th Share of global annual deforestation 0.0% 2020 — 78th Annual forest expansion 0 hectares per year 2020 — 73rd Share of annual global forest expansion 0.0% 2020 — 73rd DDT (clofenotane (INN)) — Import value 2.86 1000 USD 2024 down 59.3% 55th Annual afforestation 0 hectares per year 2020 — 67th DDT (clofenotane (INN)) — Import quantity 0.12 t 2024 down 45.5% 57th Cropland area under protective cover — Area 0 1000 ha 2024 — 51st Annual deforestation as a share of forest area 0.0% 2020 — 78th Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN) — Agricultural Use 2 t 2022 — 33rd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Artificial 0 km2 2021 — 39th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Croplands 0.8 km2 2021 unchanged 16th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Grassland 182.9 km2 2021 up 0.1% 33rd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Inland water 2.7 km2 2021 down 6.9% 30th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 209.9 km2 2021 up 0.1% 38th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Permanent snow 0 km2 2021 — 34th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Shrub-covered 13 km2 2021 unchanged 23rd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or 0.5 km2 2021 unchanged 29th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Sparsely 18.3 km2 2021 unchanged 28th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Terrestrial 0.5 km2 2021 unchanged 44th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Tree-covered 12.6 km2 2021 unchanged 44th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Artificial 0 % 2021 — 39th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Croplands 0.35 % 2021 unchanged 6th ← Previous Page 17 of 18 Next →