Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0737 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.0737 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
71st
of 137 countries
All-time high
0.0967 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0494 ha per square kilometre
in 1974
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Faroe Islands, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Faroe Islands is 0.0737 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Faroe Islands peaked at 0.0967 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0494 ha per square kilometre, in 1974.
Faroe Islands ranks 71st of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0967 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0852 ha per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0931 ha per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0888 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0795 ha per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0723 ha per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0723 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0688 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0645 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0702 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0695 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0673 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0595 ha per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0494 ha per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0552 ha per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0681 ha per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0681 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0681 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0681 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0681 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0681 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0681 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0695 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0709 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0731 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0738 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0738 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0745 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0752 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0759 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0766 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0788 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0781 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0781 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0781 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0781 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0781 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0774 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0766 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0766 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0759 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0752 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0745 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0738 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0731 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0731 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0716 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0723 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0723 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0716 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0738 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0752 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0788 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0831 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0695 ha per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0738 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0738 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0731 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0723 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0739 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0737 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0737 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0737 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 0.0737 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.084 ha per square kilometre, 88% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 0.0737 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2328 ha per square kilometre, 32% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0801 ha per square kilometre | 0.0645 ha per square kilometre | 0.0967 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0643 ha per square kilometre | 0.0494 ha per square kilometre | 0.0702 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0715 ha per square kilometre | 0.0681 ha per square kilometre | 0.0752 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0776 ha per square kilometre | 0.0759 ha per square kilometre | 0.0788 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0739 ha per square kilometre | 0.0716 ha per square kilometre | 0.0766 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0745 ha per square kilometre | 0.0695 ha per square kilometre | 0.0831 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0738 ha per square kilometre | 0.0737 ha per square kilometre | 0.0739 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 68 Hungary 0.0829 ha per square kilometre compare
- 69 Dominican Republic 0.0756 ha per square kilometre compare
- 70 Estonia 0.0749 ha per square kilometre compare
- 72 Ecuador 0.0725 ha per square kilometre compare
- 73 Cameroon 0.0717 ha per square kilometre compare
- 74 Madagascar 0.0709 ha per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Faroe Islands?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Faroe Islands was 0.0737 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0967 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0494 ha per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Faroe Islands ranks 71st out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested 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
Potatoes — Area harvested 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.