Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita was 100.03 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Faroe Islands, 1966–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 100.03 for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Faroe Islands peaked at 120.1 in 1966 and was at its lowest, 70.97, in 1978.
That places Faroe Islands 73rd out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 120.1 | — |
| 1967 | 116.52 | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 115.15 | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 110.55 | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 94.93 | -14.1% |
| 1971 | 107.47 | +13.2% |
| 1972 | 113.11 | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 111.91 | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 113.75 | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 111.77 | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 109.25 | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 106.77 | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 70.97 | -33.5% |
| 1979 | 98.59 | +38.9% |
| 1980 | 97.33 | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 99.85 | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 99.56 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 88.43 | -11.2% |
| 1984 | 93.18 | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 93.09 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 93.52 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 95.12 | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 94.58 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 93.47 | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 93.5 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 96.26 | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 98.38 | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 101.39 | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 103.6 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 104.38 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 103.58 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 102.74 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 101.93 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 101.2 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 100.21 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 98.96 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 97.72 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 96.49 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 95.3 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 94.62 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 93.33 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 95.96 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 95.55 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 95.57 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 96.2 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 96.67 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 96.36 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 99.98 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 99.56 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 99.76 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 100.68 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 100.48 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 100.22 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 99.94 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 99.82 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.96 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.97 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.99 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.03 | +0.0% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 100.03 is above the median for high income countries, which is 100.03, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 100.03 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 98.94, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita 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 | +38.9% | 70.97 | 98.59 |
| 1978 | -33.5% | 106.77 | 70.97 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 115.58 | 110.55 | 120.1 | 4 |
| 1970s | 103.85 | 70.97 | 113.75 | 10 |
| 1980s | 94.81 | 88.43 | 99.85 | 10 |
| 1990s | 100.7 | 93.5 | 104.38 | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.37 | 93.33 | 100.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.98 | 96.2 | 100.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.95 | 99.82 | 100.03 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
More agriculture & rural data for Faroe Islands
- Rural population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -6.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1607 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- 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)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2009)
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Faroe Islands?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Faroe Islands was 100.03 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 120.1 in 1966.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.97 in 1978.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita?
- Faroe Islands ranks 73rd out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita 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.