Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 1.02 An per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Faroe Islands, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Faroe Islands stood at 1.02 An per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Faroe Islands peaked at 1.24 An per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0 An per person, in 1961.
That places Faroe Islands 6th out of 164 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 An per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 An per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 An per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 An per person | — |
| 1966 | 1.24 An per person | — |
| 1967 | 1.21 An per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 1.19 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 1.15 An per person | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 0.9833 An per person | -14.1% |
| 1971 | 1.11 An per person | +13.2% |
| 1972 | 1.17 An per person | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 1.16 An per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 1.18 An per person | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 1.16 An per person | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 1.13 An per person | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 1.11 An per person | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.7352 An per person | -33.5% |
| 1979 | 1.02 An per person | +38.9% |
| 1980 | 1.01 An per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 1.03 An per person | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 1.03 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.916 An per person | -11.2% |
| 1984 | 0.9652 An per person | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 0.9615 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.966 An per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.9802 An per person | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.9714 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.9592 An per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9635 An per person | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.9838 An per person | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9918 An per person | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.02 An per person | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 1.06 An per person | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 1.09 An per person | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 1.09 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.07 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.06 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.05 An per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 1.04 An per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.02 An per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 1 An per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9868 An per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9797 An per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9802 An per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9724 An per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9922 An per person | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9887 An per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9838 An per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9865 An per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9888 An per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.994 An per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.04 An per person | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 1.03 An per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.03 An per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.04 An per person | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.04 An per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.04 An per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.04 An per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.03 An per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.04 An per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.01 An per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 1.01 An per person | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.02 An per person | +0.9% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 1.02 An per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0365 An per person, 28.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 1.02 An per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0583 An per person, 17.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +38.9% | 0.7352 An per person | 1.02 An per person |
| 1978 | -33.5% | 1.11 An per person | 0.7352 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5321 An per person | 0 An per person | 1.24 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.08 An per person | 0.7352 An per person | 1.18 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9793 An per person | 0.916 An per person | 1.03 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.04 An per person | 0.9635 An per person | 1.09 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9938 An per person | 0.9724 An per person | 1.04 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 An per person | 0.9865 An per person | 1.04 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 An per person | 1.01 An per person | 1.04 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
More agriculture & rural data for Faroe Islands
- 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)
- 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)
- Rural population 60.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.1% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Faroe Islands?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Faroe Islands was 1.02 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 An per person in 1966.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 An per person in 1961.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
- Faroe Islands ranks 6th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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 Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.