Meat indigenous, total: Gross Production … Meat Index Number 100 in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Meat indigenous, total: Gross Production … Meat Index Number 100 was 123.81 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat indigenous, total — Gross Production Index Number in Faroe Islands, 1966–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat indigenous, total — gross production index number in Faroe Islands is 123.81, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat indigenous, total — gross production index number in Faroe Islands peaked at 125.13 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 71.33, in 1978.
That places Faroe Islands 47th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Meat indigenous, total: Gross Production … Meat Index Number 100 in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 98.9 | — |
| 1967 | 96.71 | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 96.55 | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 93.93 | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 82.93 | -11.7% |
| 1971 | 93.48 | +12.7% |
| 1972 | 98.23 | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 98.02 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 101.37 | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 101.61 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 101.38 | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 100.29 | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 71.33 | -28.9% |
| 1979 | 95.7 | +34.2% |
| 1980 | 95.7 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 98.99 | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 99.83 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 91.05 | -8.8% |
| 1984 | 96.31 | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 97.14 | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 98.38 | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 100.81 | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 101.32 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 101.4 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 101.49 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 102.89 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 103.32 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 105.15 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 106.19 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 106.5 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 105.49 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 106.3 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 105.47 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 105.5 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 106.39 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 106.72 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 106.95 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 107 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 106.7 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 105.43 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 103.94 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 106.09 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 105.74 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 105.74 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 105.74 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 108.67 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 108.67 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 112.55 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 98.25 | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 100.24 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 101.51 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 103.15 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 111.64 | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 108.56 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 105.46 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 107.05 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 125.13 | +16.9% |
| 2023 | 123.52 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 123.81 | +0.2% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 123.81 is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.91, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 123.81 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 101.21, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat indigenous, total: Gross Production … Meat Index Number 100 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 | +34.2% | 71.33 | 95.7 |
| 1978 | -28.9% | 100.29 | 71.33 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 96.52 | 93.93 | 98.9 | 4 |
| 1970s | 94.43 | 71.33 | 101.61 | 10 |
| 1980s | 98.09 | 91.05 | 101.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 104.83 | 101.49 | 106.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 106.07 | 103.94 | 107 | 10 |
| 2010s | 105.9 | 98.25 | 112.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 116.99 | 105.46 | 125.13 | 5 |
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 meat indigenous, total — gross production index number in Faroe Islands?
- Meat indigenous, total — gross production index number in Faroe Islands was 123.81 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat indigenous, total — gross production index number recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 125.13 in 2022.
- What is the lowest meat indigenous, total — gross production index number recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.33 in 1978.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for meat indigenous, total — gross production index number?
- Faroe Islands ranks 47th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat indigenous, total — gross production index number rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat indigenous, total — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.