Grassland organic soils — Area, per capita in Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands: Grassland organic soils — Area, per capita was 0.2322 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.2322 ha per person
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
2nd
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.2951 ha per person
in 1996
All-time low
0.2322 ha per person
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Grassland organic soils — Area, per capita in Faroe Islands, 1990–2024

00.10.20.31990200720241990: 0.269 ha per person1991: 0.271 ha per person1992: 0.272 ha per person1993: 0.277 ha per person1994: 0.288 ha per person1995: 0.295 ha per person1996: 0.295 ha per person1997: 0.291 ha per person1998: 0.288 ha per person1999: 0.285 ha per person2000: 0.281 ha per person2001: 0.276 ha per person2002: 0.272 ha per person2003: 0.268 ha per person2004: 0.266 ha per person2005: 0.266 ha per person2006: 0.266 ha per person2007: 0.266 ha per person2008: 0.265 ha per person2009: 0.264 ha per person2010: 0.264 ha per person2011: 0.265 ha per person2012: 0.266 ha per person2013: 0.267 ha per person2014: 0.266 ha per person2015: 0.263 ha per person2016: 0.26 ha per person2017: 0.256 ha per person2018: 0.252 ha per person2019: 0.245 ha per person2020: 0.241 ha per person2021: 0.238 ha per person2022: 0.235 ha per person2023: 0.233 ha per person2024: 0.232 ha per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.

Analysis

Faroe Islands recorded 0.2322 ha per person for grassland organic soils — area, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — area, per capita in Faroe Islands peaked at 0.2951 ha per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2322 ha per person, in 2024.

That places Faroe Islands 2nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Grassland organic soils — Area, per capita in Faroe Islands, year by year

Annual values for Grassland organic soils — Area, per capita in Faroe Islands, 1990 to 2024.
Year ha per person Change
1990 0.2694 ha per person —
1991 0.2711 ha per person +0.6%
1992 0.272 ha per person +0.3%
1993 0.2767 ha per person +1.7%
1994 0.2878 ha per person +4.0%
1995 0.2949 ha per person +2.5%
1996 0.2951 ha per person +0.1%
1997 0.2914 ha per person -1.2%
1998 0.2879 ha per person -1.2%
1999 0.2849 ha per person -1.0%
2000 0.2811 ha per person -1.3%
2001 0.2758 ha per person -1.9%
2002 0.2717 ha per person -1.5%
2003 0.2678 ha per person -1.5%
2004 0.2658 ha per person -0.7%
2005 0.266 ha per person +0.1%
2006 0.2661 ha per person +0.0%
2007 0.2659 ha per person -0.1%
2008 0.2649 ha per person -0.3%
2009 0.2636 ha per person -0.5%
2010 0.2643 ha per person +0.3%
2011 0.265 ha per person +0.2%
2012 0.2663 ha per person +0.5%
2013 0.2666 ha per person +0.1%
2014 0.2656 ha per person -0.4%
2015 0.263 ha per person -1.0%
2016 0.26 ha per person -1.1%
2017 0.2563 ha per person -1.4%
2018 0.2522 ha per person -1.6%
2019 0.2454 ha per person -2.7%
2020 0.2413 ha per person -1.7%
2021 0.238 ha per person -1.4%
2022 0.2353 ha per person -1.1%
2023 0.2332 ha per person -0.9%
2024 0.2322 ha per person -0.4%

Faroe Islands compared with similar countries

  • Faroe Islands's 0.2322 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 ha per person, 5913.9× the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Faroe Islands's 0.2322 ha per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0002 ha per person, 986.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2831 ha per person 0.2694 ha per person 0.2951 ha per person 10
2000s 0.2689 ha per person 0.2636 ha per person 0.2811 ha per person 10
2010s 0.2605 ha per person 0.2454 ha per person 0.2666 ha per person 10
2020s 0.236 ha per person 0.2322 ha per person 0.2413 ha per person 5

Countries ranked near Faroe Islands

  1. 1 Mongolia 0.2615 ha per person compare
  2. 3 Iceland 0.0975 ha per person compare
  3. 4 Ireland 0.093 ha per person compare
  4. 5 Norway 0.0314 ha per person compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland organic soils — area, per capita in Faroe Islands?
Grassland organic soils — area, per capita in Faroe Islands was 0.2322 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest grassland organic soils — area, per capita recorded in Faroe Islands?
The highest recorded value was 0.2951 ha per person in 1996.
What is the lowest grassland organic soils — area, per capita recorded in Faroe Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2322 ha per person in 2024.
How does Faroe Islands rank for grassland organic soils — area, per capita?
Faroe Islands ranks 2nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
Is grassland organic soils — area, per capita rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. 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 Grassland organic soils — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Grassland organic soils — Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 6,539 data points, 1990–2024
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Grassland organic soils — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.