What is the highest agricultural land recorded in Faroe Islands?

The highest recorded value was 965.39 sq. km in 2002.

What is the lowest agricultural land recorded in Faroe Islands?

The lowest recorded value was 960 sq. km in 2022.

How does Faroe Islands rank for agricultural land?

Faroe Islands ranks 166th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.

Is agricultural land rising or falling in Faroe Islands?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Agricultural land in Faroe Islands

Name: Agricultural land in Faroe Islands
Creator: 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)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Faroe Islands: Agricultural land was 960.7 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

960.7 sq. km

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

166th

of 209 countries

All-time high

965.39 sq. km

in 2002

All-time low

960 sq. km

in 2022

Years of data

1961–2023

Agricultural 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 sq. km.

Analysis

Faroe Islands recorded 960.7 sq. km for agricultural land in 2023.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land in Faroe Islands peaked at 965.39 sq. km in 2002 and was at its lowest, 960 sq. km, in 2022.

Faroe Islands ranks 166th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Agricultural land in Faroe Islands, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Faroe Islands, 1961 to 2023.
Year	sq. km	Change
1961	965.32 sq. km	—
1962	965.32 sq. km	+0.0%
1963	965.32 sq. km	+0.0%
1964	965.32 sq. km	+0.0%
1965	965.32 sq. km	+0.0%
1966	965.32 sq. km	+0.0%
1967	965.32 sq. km	+0.0%
1968	965.32 sq. km	+0.0%
1969	965.32 sq. km	+0.0%
1970	965.32 sq. km	+0.0%
1971	965.32 sq. km	+0.0%
1972	965.32 sq. km	+0.0%
1973	965.32 sq. km	+0.0%
1974	965.32 sq. km	+0.0%
1975	965.32 sq. km	+0.0%
1976	965.32 sq. km	+0.0%
1977	965.32 sq. km	+0.0%
1978	965.32 sq. km	+0.0%
1979	965.32 sq. km	+0.0%
1980	965.32 sq. km	+0.0%
1981	965.32 sq. km	+0.0%
1982	965.32 sq. km	+0.0%
1983	965.32 sq. km	+0.0%
1984	965.32 sq. km	+0.0%
1985	965.32 sq. km	+0.0%
1986	965.32 sq. km	+0.0%
1987	965.32 sq. km	+0.0%
1988	965.32 sq. km	+0.0%
1989	965.32 sq. km	+0.0%
1990	965.32 sq. km	+0.0%
1991	965.32 sq. km	+0.0%
1992	965.32 sq. km	+0.0%
1993	965.32 sq. km	+0.0%
1994	965.32 sq. km	+0.0%
1995	965.24 sq. km	-0.0%
1996	965.01 sq. km	-0.0%
1997	965.01 sq. km	+0.0%
1998	964.93 sq. km	-0.0%
1999	964.93 sq. km	+0.0%
2000	964.93 sq. km	+0.0%
2001	964.93 sq. km	+0.0%
2002	965.39 sq. km	+0.0%
2003	965.39 sq. km	+0.0%
2004	965.39 sq. km	+0.0%
2005	965.39 sq. km	+0.0%
2006	965.39 sq. km	+0.0%
2007	965.39 sq. km	+0.0%
2008	965.39 sq. km	+0.0%
2009	964.1 sq. km	-0.1%
2010	963.95 sq. km	-0.0%
2011	964.03 sq. km	+0.0%
2012	964.03 sq. km	+0.0%
2013	964.03 sq. km	+0.0%
2014	964.18 sq. km	+0.0%
2015	964.18 sq. km	+0.0%
2016	963.5 sq. km	-0.1%
2017	963.5 sq. km	+0.0%
2018	963.35 sq. km	-0.0%
2019	963.35 sq. km	+0.0%
2020	960.7 sq. km	-0.3%
2021	960.7 sq. km	+0.0%
2022	960 sq. km	-0.1%
2023	960.7 sq. km	+0.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	965.32 sq. km	965.32 sq. km	965.32 sq. km	9
1970s	965.32 sq. km	965.32 sq. km	965.32 sq. km	10
1980s	965.32 sq. km	965.32 sq. km	965.32 sq. km	10
1990s	965.17 sq. km	964.93 sq. km	965.32 sq. km	10
2000s	965.17 sq. km	964.1 sq. km	965.39 sq. km	10
2010s	963.81 sq. km	963.35 sq. km	964.18 sq. km	10
2020s	960.53 sq. km	960 sq. km	960.7 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Faroe Islands

163 Cyprus 1,290 sq. km compare
164 Solomon Islands 1,092 sq. km compare
165 Equatorial Guinea 1,047 sq. km compare
167 Mauritius 859.57 sq. km compare
168 Cape Verde 790 sq. km compare
169 Qatar 740 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Faroe Islands

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -6.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 16.07 (2024)
Agriculture share gdp 16.07 (2024)
Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2009)
Agricultural raw materials imports 3.1% (2009)
Rural population 60.4% (2025)
Rural population growth 0.1% (2025)
Rural population 33,136 (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 651.17 million current US$ (2024)
Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land in Faroe Islands?: Agricultural land in Faroe Islands was 960.7 sq. km 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 agricultural land recorded in Faroe Islands?: The highest recorded value was 965.39 sq. km in 2002.
What is the lowest agricultural land recorded in Faroe Islands?: The lowest recorded value was 960 sq. km in 2022.
How does Faroe Islands rank for agricultural land?: Faroe Islands ranks 166th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural land rising or falling in Faroe Islands?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 Agricultural land (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Agricultural land (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
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)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 257 places, 15,984 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Agricultural land refers to the land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land 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. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.