Environment in Faroe Islands

1,014 indicators covering environment for Faroe Islands.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Sheep and Goats — Stocks 78,638 An 2023 up 12.3% 148th
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure 1.18 million kg 2023 up 12.3% 147th
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture 1.03 million kg 2023 up 12.3% 148th
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 205,890 kg 2023 up 12.3% 148th
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches 308,835 kg 2023 up 12.3% 148th
Sheep and Goats — Manure management 153,826 kg 2023 up 12.3% 114th
Sheep and Goats — Losses from manure treated 1,775 kg 2023 up 12.3% 75th
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils 152,051 kg 2023 up 12.3% 114th
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 30,410 kg 2023 up 12.3% 114th
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches 45,615 kg 2023 up 12.3% 114th
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.4496 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 21.8% 23rd
Land use hidden — Total area 12,960 Square kilometres 2023 up 828.4% 137th
Land use hidden — Cropland 0.7 Square kilometres 2023 up 9.4% 193rd
Land use hidden — Land area 1,370 Square kilometres 2023 down 1.9% 154th
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 960 Square kilometres 2023 down 0.4% 133rd
Land use hidden — Other areas 408.5 Square kilometres 2023 down 5.3% 156th
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0562 t per square kilometre 2023 down 83.3% 35th
Other paper and paperboard — Import value, per square kilometre 1.89 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 228.5% 61st
Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.4 t per square kilometre 2023 up 18.6% 90th
Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre 0.6832 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 4.1% 63rd
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.2197 t per square kilometre 2023 down 64.0% 87th
Graphic papers — Import value, per square kilometre 0.6854 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 26.4% 64th
Graphic papers — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.2204 t per square kilometre 2023 down 75.1% 91st
Paper and paperboard — Import value, per square kilometre 2.58 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 70.9% 62nd
Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.6204 t per square kilometre 2023 down 49.3% 92nd
Plywood and LVL — Import value, per square kilometre 2.07 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 57.1% 37th
Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per square kilometre 48.11 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 1,934.6% 4th
Arable land use per person 0.0013 hectares per person 2023 down 3.0% 203rd
Forest area 80 hectares 2025 unchanged 227th
Share of global forest area 0.0% 2025 up 1.0% 227th
Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.01 LSU/ha 2023 unchanged 185th
Cattle — Share in total livestock 12.75 %LSU 2023 down 10.7% 167th
Cattle — Stocks 1,150 LSU 2023 down 1.4% 181st
Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.08 LSU/ha 2023 up 14.3% 29th
Sheep — Share in total livestock 87.25 %LSU 2023 up 1.8% 1st
Sheep — Stocks 7,864 LSU 2023 up 12.3% 135th
Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.01 LSU/ha 2023 unchanged 185th
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock 12.75 %LSU 2023 down 10.7% 168th
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks 1,150 LSU 2023 down 1.4% 182nd
Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.08 LSU/ha 2023 up 14.3% 65th
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock 87.25 %LSU 2023 up 1.8% 1st
Sheep and Goats — Stocks 7,864 LSU 2023 up 12.3% 148th
Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.09 LSU/ha 2023 up 12.5% 184th
Major livestock types — Share in total livestock 100 %LSU 2023 unchanged 1st
Major livestock types — Stocks 9,013 LSU 2023 up 10.4% 186th
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen 7 t 2023 down 97.5% 178th
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 100 kg/ha 2023 down 97.8% 26th
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus 7.85 t 2023 down 90.3% 168th
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 112.11 kg/ha 2023 down 91.2% 1st
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium 14.94 t 2023 down 90.3% 170th
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area 213.43 kg/ha 2023 down 91.2% 2nd
Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen 232.86 t 2023 up 7.4% 174th
Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 3,327 kg/ha 2023 down 1.8% 1st
Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus 42.25 t 2023 up 6.3% 179th
Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 603.51 kg/ha 2023 down 2.8% 1st
Manure applied — Cropland potassium 276.11 t 2023 up 6.0% 172nd
Manure applied — Cropland potassium per unit area 3,944 kg/ha 2023 down 3.1% 1st
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen 0.4836 t 2023 up 13.4% 186th
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 6.91 kg/ha 2023 up 3.6% 64th
Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen 4.18 t 2023 down 4.5% 186th