Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Faroe Islands, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 0 sq. km per person for forest area (sq. km), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Faroe Islands peaked at 0 sq. km per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0 sq. km per person, in 2023.
That places Faroe Islands 204th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 sq. km per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0 sq. km per person | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0 sq. km per person | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 0 sq. km per person | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0 sq. km per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 0 sq. km per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0019 sq. km per person, 1% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 0 sq. km per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0025 sq. km per person, 1% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 sq. km per person | 0 sq. km per person | 0 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 sq. km per person | 0 sq. km per person | 0 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 sq. km per person | 0 sq. km per person | 0 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 sq. km per person | 0 sq. km per person | 0 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
More agriculture & rural data for Faroe Islands
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.4% (2025)
- 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)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Faroe Islands?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Faroe Islands was 0 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0 sq. km per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Faroe Islands ranks 204th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.