Cattle — Stocks in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Cattle — Stocks was 1,816 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Stocks in Faroe Islands, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 1,816 An for cattle — stocks in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in Faroe Islands peaked at 3,023 An in 1962 and was at its lowest, 1,758 An, in 2023.
Faroe Islands ranks 180th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cattle — Stocks in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,977 An | — |
| 1962 | 3,023 An | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 2,707 An | -10.5% |
| 1964 | 2,564 An | -5.3% |
| 1965 | 2,545 An | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 2,589 An | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 2,478 An | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 2,486 An | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 2,505 An | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 2,555 An | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 2,550 An | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 2,368 An | -7.1% |
| 1973 | 2,263 An | -4.4% |
| 1974 | 2,202 An | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 2,155 An | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 2,133 An | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 2,075 An | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 1,818 An | -12.4% |
| 1979 | 1,890 An | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 2,042 An | +8.0% |
| 1981 | 2,152 An | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 2,199 An | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 2,255 An | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 2,184 An | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 2,000 An | -8.4% |
| 1986 | 2,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2,070 An | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 2,000 An | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 2,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2,129 An | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 2,304 An | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 2,322 An | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 2,249 An | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 2,271 An | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 2,149 An | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 2,192 An | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 2,306 An | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 2,371 An | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 2,398 An | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 2,397 An | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,342 An | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 2,135 An | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 2,069 An | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 2,093 An | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 1,981 An | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 2,043 An | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 1,990 An | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 1,952 An | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 1,899 An | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 1,943 An | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 1,917 An | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 1,872 An | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 1,826 An | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 1,895 An | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 1,873 An | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 1,801 An | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 1,837 An | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 1,860 An | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 2,050 An | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 1,758 An | -14.2% |
| 2024 | 1,816 An | +3.3% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 1,816 An is below the median for high income countries, which is 546,476 An, 0% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 1,816 An is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.10 million An, 0% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,653 An | 2,478 An | 3,023 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,201 An | 1,818 An | 2,555 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,083 An | 2,000 An | 2,255 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,169 An | 2,000 An | 2,322 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,214 An | 1,981 An | 2,398 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,897 An | 1,801 An | 1,990 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,864 An | 1,758 An | 2,050 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 177 Antigua and Barbuda 4,500 An compare
- 178 Mauritius 3,500 An compare
- 179 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,600 An compare
- 181 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,709 An compare
- 182 Sao Tome and Principe 1,588 An compare
- 183 China, Hong Kong SAR 1,570 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Faroe Islands
- Agricultural raw materials imports 3.1% (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 651.17 million current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.1% (2024)
- Rural population 33,136 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 60.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.1% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 11,918 current US$ per person (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1607 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -6.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — stocks in Faroe Islands?
- Cattle — stocks in Faroe Islands was 1,816 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 3,023 An in 1962.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,758 An in 2023.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for cattle — stocks?
- Faroe Islands ranks 180th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.