Arable land in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Arable land was 0.0013 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Faroe Islands, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 0.0013 hectares per person for arable land in 2023.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Faroe Islands peaked at 0.0019 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 hectares per person, in 2019.
That places Faroe Islands 203rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0018 hectares per person | 0.0017 hectares per person | 0.0019 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0016 hectares per person | 0.0015 hectares per person | 0.0017 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0014 hectares per person | 0.0013 hectares per person | 0.0015 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0014 hectares per person | 0.0013 hectares per person | 0.0015 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0013 hectares per person | 0.0013 hectares per person | 0.0014 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0013 hectares per person | 0.0013 hectares per person | 0.0013 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 hectares per person | 0.0013 hectares per person | 0.0013 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 200 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0018 hectares per person compare
- 201 Kuwait 0.0016 hectares per person compare
- 202 Bahrain 0.0013 hectares per person compare
- 204 Seychelles 0.0013 hectares per person compare
- 205 Hong Kong 0.0003 hectares per person compare
- 206 Singapore 0.0001 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Faroe Islands
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2009)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 3.1% (2009)
- Rural population 60.4% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 33,136 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.1% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 651.17 million current US$ (2024)
- Agricultural land 960.7 sq. km (2023)
- Land area 1,370 sq. km (2023)
- Arable land 0.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Faroe Islands?
- Arable land in Faroe Islands was 0.0013 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0019 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 hectares per person in 2019.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for arable land?
- Faroe Islands ranks 203rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.