Potatoes — Production, per capita in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Potatoes — Production, per capita was 0.028 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Production, per capita in Faroe Islands, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — production, per capita in Faroe Islands stood at 0.028 t per person.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — production, per capita in Faroe Islands peaked at 0.0524 t per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0248 t per person, in 1975.
Faroe Islands ranks 70th 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 — Production, per capita in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0503 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0472 t per person | -6.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0524 t per person | +11.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0427 t per person | -18.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0393 t per person | -7.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0438 t per person | +11.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0384 t per person | -12.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0395 t per person | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0324 t per person | -18.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0428 t per person | +32.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0336 t per person | -21.4% |
| 1972 | 0.03 t per person | -10.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0267 t per person | -11.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0266 t per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0248 t per person | -6.6% |
| 1976 | 0.033 t per person | +33.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0313 t per person | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 0.031 t per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0306 t per person | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0302 t per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0298 t per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0294 t per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0298 t per person | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0299 t per person | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0306 t per person | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0303 t per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.03 t per person | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0296 t per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0292 t per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0304 t per person | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0312 t per person | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0321 t per person | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0325 t per person | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0339 t per person | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0347 t per person | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0347 t per person | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0342 t per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0336 t per person | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0331 t per person | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0325 t per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0316 t per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0309 t per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0302 t per person | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0298 t per person | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0297 t per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0295 t per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0289 t per person | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0293 t per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0293 t per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0291 t per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.03 t per person | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0311 t per person | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0332 t per person | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.035 t per person | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0285 t per person | -18.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0316 t per person | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0303 t per person | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0298 t per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0292 t per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0288 t per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0285 t per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0283 t per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0281 t per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.028 t per person | -0.2% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 0.028 t per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0349 t per person, 80% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 0.028 t per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0728 t per person, 39% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Production, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +33.2% | 0.0248 t per person | 0.033 t per person |
| 1970 | +32.1% | 0.0324 t per person | 0.0428 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0429 t per person | 0.0324 t per person | 0.0524 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.031 t per person | 0.0248 t per person | 0.0428 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0299 t per person | 0.0292 t per person | 0.0306 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.033 t per person | 0.0304 t per person | 0.0347 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0302 t per person | 0.0289 t per person | 0.0325 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0308 t per person | 0.0285 t per person | 0.035 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0283 t per person | 0.028 t per person | 0.0288 t 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 — production, per capita in Faroe Islands?
- Potatoes — production, per capita in Faroe Islands was 0.028 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — production, per capita recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0524 t per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest potatoes — production, per capita recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0248 t per person in 1975.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for potatoes — production, per capita?
- Faroe Islands ranks 70th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — production, per capita rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. 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 — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.