Forestland — Area in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Forestland — Area was 0.08 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forestland — Area in Faroe Islands, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — area in Faroe Islands is 0.08 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area in Faroe Islands peaked at 0.08 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.08 1000 ha, in 1990.
Faroe Islands ranks 215th of 223 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Forestland — Area in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.08 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.08 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.08 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.08 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.08 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.08 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.08 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.08 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.08 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.08 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.08 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.08 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.08 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.08 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.08 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.08 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.08 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.08 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.08 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.08 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.08 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.08 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.08 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.08 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.08 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.08 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.08 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.08 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.08 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.08 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.08 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.08 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.08 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.08 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.08 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.08 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 0.08 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 380.32 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 0.08 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,087 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.08 1000 ha | 0.08 1000 ha | 0.08 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.08 1000 ha | 0.08 1000 ha | 0.08 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.08 1000 ha | 0.08 1000 ha | 0.08 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.08 1000 ha | 0.08 1000 ha | 0.08 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 212 Malta 0.47 1000 ha compare
- 213 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.3 1000 ha compare
- 214 Greenland 0.22 1000 ha compare
- 216 Curaçao 0.07 1000 ha compare
- 217 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 1000 ha
- 217 Gibraltar 0 1000 ha
- 217 Holy See 0 1000 ha
- 217 Monaco 0 1000 ha
- 217 Nauru 0 1000 ha
- 217 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 0 1000 ha
- 217 Tokelau 0 1000 ha
More climate change data for Faroe Islands
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 416,623 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 32.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 23.93 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0324 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.8547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0087 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 2.31 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area in Faroe Islands?
- Forestland — area in Faroe Islands was 0.08 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.08 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.08 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for forestland — area?
- Faroe Islands ranks 215th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forestland — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).