Forest area in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Forest area was 0.8 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Faroe Islands, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Faroe Islands is 0.8 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Faroe Islands peaked at 0.8 sq. km in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.8 sq. km, in 1990.
Faroe Islands ranks 208th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8 sq. km | 0.8 sq. km | 0.8 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8 sq. km | 0.8 sq. km | 0.8 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8 sq. km | 0.8 sq. km | 0.8 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8 sq. km | 0.8 sq. km | 0.8 sq. km | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Faroe Islands
- 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)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 3.1% (2009)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2009)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.1% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.1% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 109,512 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Faroe Islands?
- Forest area in Faroe Islands was 0.8 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8 sq. km in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 sq. km in 1990.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for forest area?
- Faroe Islands ranks 208th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.