What is land area in Faroe Islands?

Land area in Faroe Islands was 1,370 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Faroe Islands?

The highest recorded value was 1,396 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Faroe Islands?

The lowest recorded value was 1,366 sq. km in 2020.

How does Faroe Islands rank for land area?

Faroe Islands ranks 175th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Faroe Islands?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Faroe Islands

Name: Land area in Faroe Islands
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Faroe Islands: Land area was 1,370 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

1,370 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

175th

of 216 countries

All-time high

1,396 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

1,366 sq. km

in 2020

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Faroe Islands, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, land area in Faroe Islands stood at 1,370 sq. km.

The figure is down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Faroe Islands peaked at 1,396 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1,366 sq. km, in 2020.

Faroe Islands ranks 175th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	1,396 sq. km	1,396 sq. km	1,396 sq. km	9
1970s	1,396 sq. km	1,396 sq. km	1,396 sq. km	10
1980s	1,396 sq. km	1,396 sq. km	1,396 sq. km	10
1990s	1,396 sq. km	1,396 sq. km	1,396 sq. km	10
2000s	1,396 sq. km	1,396 sq. km	1,396 sq. km	10
2010s	1,396 sq. km	1,396 sq. km	1,396 sq. km	10
2020s	1,369 sq. km	1,366 sq. km	1,370 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Faroe Islands

172 Luxembourg 2,574 sq. km compare
173 Mauritius 1,997 sq. km compare
174 Comoros 1,861 sq. km compare
176 Hong Kong 1,050 sq. km compare
177 Sao Tome and Principe 960 sq. km compare
178 Turks and Caicos Islands 950 sq. km compare

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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)
Arable land 0.1% (2023)
Arable land 0.0013 hectares per person (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Faroe Islands?: Land area in Faroe Islands was 1,370 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Faroe Islands?: The highest recorded value was 1,396 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Faroe Islands?: The lowest recorded value was 1,366 sq. km in 2020.
How does Faroe Islands rank for land area?: Faroe Islands ranks 175th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Faroe Islands?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.