Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 40.27 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Faroe Islands, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Faroe Islands is 40.27 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Faroe Islands peaked at 40.28 An per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
Faroe Islands ranks 18th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1963 | 0 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1964 | 0 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1965 | 0 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 32.81 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 32.16 An per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 32.09 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 31.09 An per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 26.96 An per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1971 | 30.86 An per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1972 | 32.88 An per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 32.91 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 33.85 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 33.64 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 33.25 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 32.85 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 22.1 An per square kilometre | -32.7% |
| 1979 | 31.1 An per square kilometre | +40.7% |
| 1980 | 31.1 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 32.32 An per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 32.63 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 29.31 An per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1984 | 31.21 An per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 31.48 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 31.92 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 32.79 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 32.95 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 32.95 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 32.95 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 33.44 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 33.6 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 33.95 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 33.95 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 33.95 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 33.95 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 33.95 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 33.95 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 33.95 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 33.95 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 33.95 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 33.95 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 33.95 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 33.95 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 33.95 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 33.67 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 34.38 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 34.38 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 34.38 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 34.38 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 34.38 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 34.38 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 35.82 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 35.82 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 36.18 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 36.99 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 37.46 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 37.95 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 38.44 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 39.8 An per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 40.28 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 39.73 An per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 40.27 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 40.27 An per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.6 An per square kilometre, 8.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 40.27 An per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.59 An per square kilometre, 7.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square 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 | +40.7% | 22.1 An per square kilometre | 31.1 An per square kilometre |
| 1978 | -32.7% | 32.85 An per square kilometre | 22.1 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.24 An per square kilometre | 0 An per square kilometre | 32.81 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 31.04 An per square kilometre | 22.1 An per square kilometre | 33.85 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.87 An per square kilometre | 29.31 An per square kilometre | 32.95 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.77 An per square kilometre | 32.95 An per square kilometre | 33.95 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.05 An per square kilometre | 33.67 An per square kilometre | 34.38 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.18 An per square kilometre | 34.38 An per square kilometre | 38.44 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.02 An per square kilometre | 39.73 An per square kilometre | 40.28 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 15 United Arab Emirates 50.46 An per square kilometre compare
- 16 Tajikistan 50.36 An per square kilometre compare
- 17 Ireland 45.99 An per square kilometre compare
- 19 China 38.47 An per square kilometre compare
- 20 Qatar 37.88 An per square kilometre compare
- 21 Grenada 34.3 An per square kilometre compare
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 square in Faroe Islands?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Faroe Islands was 40.27 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 40.28 An per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- Faroe Islands ranks 18th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.