Land area (sq. km), per capita in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0252 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Faroe Islands, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area (sq. km), per capita in Faroe Islands is 0.0252 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in Faroe Islands peaked at 0.0404 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0252 sq. km per person, in 2023.
That places Faroe Islands 54th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0404 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0399 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0394 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0389 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0384 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0379 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0375 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0372 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0368 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0365 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0361 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0356 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0352 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0348 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0344 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.034 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0337 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0333 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0328 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0324 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.032 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0316 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0313 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0309 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0305 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0303 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0299 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0295 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0291 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0292 sq. km per person | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0294 sq. km per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0295 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.03 sq. km per person | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0312 sq. km per person | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.032 sq. km per person | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.032 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0316 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0312 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0309 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0305 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0299 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0295 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0291 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0289 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0289 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0289 sq. km per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0289 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0288 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0286 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0287 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0288 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0289 sq. km per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0289 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0288 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0285 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0282 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0278 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0274 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.027 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.026 sq. km per person | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0257 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0254 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0252 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0385 sq. km per person | 0.0368 sq. km per person | 0.0404 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0346 sq. km per person | 0.0328 sq. km per person | 0.0365 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0307 sq. km per person | 0.0291 sq. km per person | 0.0324 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0307 sq. km per person | 0.0292 sq. km per person | 0.032 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0292 sq. km per person | 0.0286 sq. km per person | 0.0305 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0283 sq. km per person | 0.027 sq. km per person | 0.0289 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0256 sq. km per person | 0.0252 sq. km per person | 0.026 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 51 United States 0.0272 sq. km per person compare
- 52 Kyrgyzstan 0.027 sq. km per person compare
- 53 Palau 0.0259 sq. km per person compare
- 55 Bahamas 0.0251 sq. km per person compare
- 56 Zimbabwe 0.0237 sq. km per person compare
- 57 Mozambique 0.0234 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Faroe Islands
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2009)
- 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)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1607 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0936 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 11,918 current US$ per person (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 651.17 million current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area (sq. km), per capita in Faroe Islands?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in Faroe Islands was 0.0252 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0404 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0252 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- Faroe Islands ranks 54th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. 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 Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land 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.
Land area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land 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
Land 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.