Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0018 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Faroe Islands, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Faroe Islands stood at 0.0018 ha per person.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Faroe Islands peaked at 0.0039 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 ha per person, in 1974.
Faroe Islands ranks 54th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0039 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0034 ha per person | -12.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0037 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0035 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0031 ha per person | -11.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0027 ha per person | -10.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0027 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0026 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0024 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0026 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0025 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0024 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0021 ha per person | -12.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0017 ha per person | -17.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0019 ha per person | +10.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0023 ha per person | +22.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0023 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0023 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0022 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0022 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0022 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0022 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0022 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0022 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0022 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0022 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0022 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0022 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0022 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0022 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0023 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0023 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0023 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0024 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0025 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0025 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0025 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0024 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0024 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0023 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0023 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0022 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0022 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0021 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0021 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0021 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0021 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0021 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0021 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0021 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0021 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0022 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0023 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0024 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.002 ha per person | -17.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0021 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0021 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.002 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.002 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0019 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0019 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0019 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0019 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0018 ha per person | -1.4% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 0.0018 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0014 ha per person, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 0.0018 ha per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0032 ha per person, 58% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0031 ha per person | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0039 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0026 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0025 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0021 ha per person | 0.0023 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0021 ha per person | 0.002 ha per person | 0.0024 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0019 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
More agriculture & rural data for Faroe Islands
- Rural population 60.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -6.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 651.17 million current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.1% (2024)
- Rural population 33,136 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.1% (2025)
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Faroe Islands?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Faroe Islands was 0.0018 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0039 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 ha per person in 1974.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Faroe Islands ranks 54th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. 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 Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.