Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index was 113.17 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index in Faroe Islands, 1966–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 113.17 for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in Faroe Islands peaked at 113.17 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.82, in 1978.
Faroe Islands ranks 58th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 90.29 | — |
| 1967 | 88.51 | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 88.32 | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 85.57 | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 74.18 | -13.3% |
| 1971 | 84.94 | +14.5% |
| 1972 | 90.48 | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 90.58 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 93.15 | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 92.59 | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 91.51 | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 90.41 | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 60.82 | -32.7% |
| 1979 | 85.6 | +40.7% |
| 1980 | 85.6 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 88.95 | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 89.8 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 80.66 | -10.2% |
| 1984 | 85.89 | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 86.64 | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 87.85 | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 90.24 | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 90.68 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 90.68 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 90.68 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 92.02 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 92.46 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 93.44 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 93.44 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 93.44 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 93.44 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 93.44 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 93.44 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 93.44 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 93.44 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 93.44 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 93.44 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 93.44 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 93.44 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 93.44 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 92.3 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 94.98 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 94.63 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 94.63 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 94.63 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 94.63 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 94.63 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.57 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 98.58 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.6 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 101.81 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 103.09 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 104.44 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 105.8 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 107.19 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 108.8 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 110.26 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 111.71 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 113.17 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88.17 | 85.57 | 90.29 | 4 |
| 1970s | 85.43 | 60.82 | 93.15 | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.7 | 80.66 | 90.68 | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.92 | 90.68 | 93.44 | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.72 | 92.3 | 94.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.58 | 94.63 | 105.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 110.23 | 107.19 | 113.17 | 5 |
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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 production index in Faroe Islands?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in Faroe Islands was 113.17 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 113.17 in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.82 in 1978.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index?
- Faroe Islands ranks 58th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. 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 of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — 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.