Global meat production, per square kilometre in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Global meat production, per square kilometre was 0.5171 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Faroe Islands, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 0.5171 tonnes per square kilometre for global meat production, per square kilometre in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat production, per square kilometre in Faroe Islands peaked at 0.5243 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Faroe Islands 158th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1963 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1964 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1965 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.4054 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 0.3963 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.3957 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.3851 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.3404 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1971 | 0.3833 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1972 | 0.4024 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4014 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.4153 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.4166 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4159 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.4115 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2938 tonnes per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3929 tonnes per square kilometre | +33.7% |
| 1980 | 0.3929 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4063 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.4097 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.3741 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1984 | 0.3955 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3989 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.4039 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.4138 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4159 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4163 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4167 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4224 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4245 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4319 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.437 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4378 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4361 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.437 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4333 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.4343 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4373 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4388 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4398 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.44 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4387 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4331 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4269 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4355 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4341 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4341 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4341 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.447 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.447 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4628 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4263 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.439 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4392 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4493 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.464 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4587 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4884 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4899 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5243 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5163 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.5171 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 0.5171 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.22 tonnes per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 0.5171 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.74 tonnes per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global meat production, per square kilometre in Faroe Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +33.7% | 0.2938 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3929 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 1978 | -28.6% | 0.4115 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2938 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1758 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4054 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3874 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2938 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4166 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4027 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3741 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4163 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4311 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4167 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4378 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4358 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4269 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.44 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4467 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4263 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.464 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5072 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4884 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5243 tonnes per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 155 Guinea 0.5395 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 156 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.523 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 157 Sudan 0.5211 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 159 French Polynesia 0.5114 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 160 Djibouti 0.5064 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 161 Saudi Arabia 0.5047 tonnes per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Faroe Islands
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0 hectares per person (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agricultural area 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)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 11,918 current US$ per person (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)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 16.07 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat production, per square kilometre in Faroe Islands?
- Global meat production, per square kilometre in Faroe Islands was 0.5171 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5243 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for global meat production, per square kilometre?
- Faroe Islands ranks 158th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global meat production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Global meat production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Global meat production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Global meat production Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.