Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value was 2.12 1000 Int$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value in Faroe Islands, 1966–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 Int$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 2.12 1000 Int$ per square kilometre for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value in 2023. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value in Faroe Islands peaked at 2.12 1000 Int$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.13 1000 Int$ per square kilometre, in 1978.
Faroe Islands ranks 12th of 160 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 1.68 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 1.65 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 1.65 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 1.6 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 1.38 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1971 | 1.58 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1972 | 1.69 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 1.69 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.74 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 1.73 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 1.71 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 1.69 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 1.13 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -32.8% |
| 1979 | 1.6 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +40.7% |
| 1980 | 1.6 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.66 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 1.67 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 1.5 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1984 | 1.6 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 1.62 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 1.64 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 1.68 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 1.69 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 1.69 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.69 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.72 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 1.72 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.74 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 1.74 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.74 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.74 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.74 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.74 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.74 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.74 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.74 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.74 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.74 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.74 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.74 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.72 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.77 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.76 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.76 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.76 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.76 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.76 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.84 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 1.84 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.86 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.9 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.92 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.95 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.97 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 2.04 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 2.07 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 2.09 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 2.12 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +1.3% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 2.12 1000 Int$ per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2591 1000 Int$ per square kilometre, 8.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 2.12 1000 Int$ per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3379 1000 Int$ per square kilometre, 6.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value 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 | +40.7% | 1.13 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 1.6 1000 Int$ per square kilometre |
| 1978 | -32.8% | 1.69 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 1.13 1000 Int$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.64 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 1.6 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 1.68 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 4 |
| 1970s | 1.59 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 1.13 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 1.74 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.64 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 1.5 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 1.69 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.73 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 1.69 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 1.74 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.75 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 1.72 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 1.77 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.86 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 1.76 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 1.97 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.08 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 2.04 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 2.12 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 9 Albania 2.54 1000 Int$ per square kilometre compare
- 10 Uzbekistan 2.51 1000 Int$ per square kilometre compare
- 11 Grenada 2.21 1000 Int$ per square kilometre compare
- 13 Kyrgyzstan 1.88 1000 Int$ per square kilometre compare
- 14 Greece 1.82 1000 Int$ per square kilometre compare
- 15 Armenia 1.8 1000 Int$ per square kilometre 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 meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value in Faroe Islands?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value in Faroe Islands was 2.12 1000 Int$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.12 1000 Int$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 1000 Int$ per square kilometre in 1978.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value?
- Faroe Islands ranks 12th out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. 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 Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 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.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 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.