Cropland organic soils — Area in Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands: Cropland organic soils — Area was 563.66 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
563.66 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
90th
of 221 countries
All-time high
563.66 ha
in 2020
All-time low
467.78 ha
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Cropland organic soils — Area in Faroe Islands, 1990–2024

02004006001990200720241990: 467.8 ha1991: 467.8 ha1992: 467.8 ha1993: 467.8 ha1994: 467.8 ha1995: 467.8 ha1996: 467.8 ha1997: 467.8 ha1998: 467.8 ha1999: 467.8 ha2000: 467.8 ha2001: 467.8 ha2002: 467.8 ha2003: 467.8 ha2004: 467.8 ha2005: 467.8 ha2006: 467.8 ha2007: 467.8 ha2008: 467.8 ha2009: 467.8 ha2010: 467.8 ha2011: 467.8 ha2012: 467.8 ha2013: 467.8 ha2014: 467.8 ha2015: 467.8 ha2016: 467.8 ha2017: 467.8 ha2018: 467.8 ha2019: 525.2 ha2020: 563.7 ha2021: 563.7 ha2022: 563.7 ha2023: 563.7 ha2024: 563.7 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

In 2024, cropland organic soils — area in Faroe Islands stood at 563.66 ha. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 20.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — area in Faroe Islands peaked at 563.66 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 467.78 ha, in 1990.

Faroe Islands ranks 90th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Cropland organic soils — Area in Faroe Islands, year by year

Annual values for Cropland organic soils — Area in Faroe Islands, 1990 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1990 467.78 ha
1991 467.78 ha +0.0%
1992 467.78 ha +0.0%
1993 467.78 ha +0.0%
1994 467.78 ha +0.0%
1995 467.78 ha +0.0%
1996 467.78 ha +0.0%
1997 467.78 ha +0.0%
1998 467.78 ha +0.0%
1999 467.78 ha +0.0%
2000 467.78 ha +0.0%
2001 467.78 ha +0.0%
2002 467.78 ha +0.0%
2003 467.78 ha +0.0%
2004 467.78 ha +0.0%
2005 467.78 ha +0.0%
2006 467.78 ha +0.0%
2007 467.78 ha +0.0%
2008 467.78 ha +0.0%
2009 467.78 ha +0.0%
2010 467.78 ha +0.0%
2011 467.78 ha +0.0%
2012 467.78 ha +0.0%
2013 467.78 ha +0.0%
2014 467.78 ha +0.0%
2015 467.78 ha +0.0%
2016 467.78 ha +0.0%
2017 467.78 ha +0.0%
2018 467.78 ha +0.0%
2019 525.2 ha +12.3%
2020 563.66 ha +7.3%
2021 563.66 ha +0.0%
2022 563.66 ha +0.0%
2023 563.66 ha +0.0%
2024 563.66 ha +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 467.78 ha 467.78 ha 467.78 ha 10
2000s 467.78 ha 467.78 ha 467.78 ha 10
2010s 473.52 ha 467.78 ha 525.2 ha 10
2020s 563.66 ha 563.66 ha 563.66 ha 5

Countries ranked near Faroe Islands

  1. 87 Costa Rica 860.57 ha compare
  2. 88 Brazil 835.75 ha compare
  3. 89 Montenegro 641.22 ha compare
  4. 91 Croatia 317.14 ha compare
  5. 92 Nicaragua 314.71 ha compare
  6. 93 Eritrea 156.81 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland organic soils — area in Faroe Islands?
Cropland organic soils — area in Faroe Islands was 563.66 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland organic soils — area recorded in Faroe Islands?
The highest recorded value was 563.66 ha in 2020.
What is the lowest cropland organic soils — area recorded in Faroe Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 467.78 ha in 1990.
How does Faroe Islands rank for cropland organic soils — area?
Faroe Islands ranks 90th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is cropland organic soils — area rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cropland organic soils — Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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