Faroe Islands vs New Zealand: Agricultural land per capita
Faroe Islands
1.76 hectares per capita
in 2023
New Zealand
1.88 hectares per capita
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
29th
New Zealand rank
26th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Faroe Islands
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1.88 hectares per capita against 1.76 hectares per capita in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.12 hectares per capita.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Faroe Islands's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Faroe Islands ranks 29th and New Zealand ranks 26th of 226 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.66 hectares per capita | 5.05 hectares per capita | 2.39 hectares per capita | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 2.39 hectares per capita | 4.56 hectares per capita | 2.17 hectares per capita | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 2.13 hectares per capita | 4.46 hectares per capita | 2.33 hectares per capita | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 2.13 hectares per capita | 3.64 hectares per capita | 1.5 hectares per capita | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 2.03 hectares per capita | 2.88 hectares per capita | 0.8585 hectares per capita | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.96 hectares per capita | 2.37 hectares per capita | 0.4137 hectares per capita | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1.79 hectares per capita | 1.94 hectares per capita | 0.1531 hectares per capita | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Faroe Islands or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 1.88 hectares per capita against 1.76 hectares per capita in Faroe Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Faroe Islands and New Zealand?
- 0.12 hectares per capita, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and New Zealand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and New Zealand rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Faroe Islands ranks 29th and New Zealand ranks 26th of 226 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.