Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 87.4 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Faroe Islands, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 87.4 for potatoes — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Faroe Islands peaked at 165.76 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 78.38, in 1975.
That places Faroe Islands 100th out of 143 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 158.88 | — |
| 1962 | 149.26 | -6.1% |
| 1963 | 165.76 | +11.1% |
| 1964 | 134.82 | -18.7% |
| 1965 | 124.27 | -7.8% |
| 1966 | 138.57 | +11.5% |
| 1967 | 121.33 | -12.4% |
| 1968 | 124.8 | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 102.31 | -18.0% |
| 1970 | 135.13 | +32.1% |
| 1971 | 106.25 | -21.4% |
| 1972 | 94.89 | -10.7% |
| 1973 | 84.37 | -11.1% |
| 1974 | 83.93 | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 78.38 | -6.6% |
| 1976 | 104.41 | +33.2% |
| 1977 | 99.09 | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 97.91 | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 96.64 | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 95.4 | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 94.19 | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 93.03 | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 94.11 | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 94.53 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 97.09 | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 96.2 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 95.25 | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 94.25 | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 93.14 | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 96.49 | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 99.85 | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 104.23 | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 105.64 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 108.27 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 109.17 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 108.21 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 107.02 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 105.73 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 104.43 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 102.78 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 100.82 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 98.68 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 96.76 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 94.97 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 93.77 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 93.21 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 91.29 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 92.8 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 93.06 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 92.82 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 96.06 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 98.59 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 104.75 | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 110.38 | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 89.95 | -18.5% |
| 2016 | 99.67 | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 95.76 | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 94.01 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 92.25 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 90.87 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 90.05 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 89.28 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 88.32 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 87.4 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 135.56 | 102.31 | 165.76 | 9 |
| 1970s | 98.1 | 78.38 | 135.13 | 10 |
| 1980s | 94.72 | 93.03 | 97.09 | 10 |
| 1990s | 104.9 | 96.49 | 109.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.81 | 91.29 | 102.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.42 | 89.95 | 110.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.18 | 87.4 | 90.87 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Faroe Islands
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1607 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 33,136 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.1% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 651.17 million current US$ (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6036 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units 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)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2009)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Faroe Islands?
- Potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Faroe Islands was 87.4 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 165.76 in 1963.
- What is the lowest potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.38 in 1975.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Faroe Islands ranks 100th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. 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 Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.