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Faroe Islands · Environment

Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.

10 indicators · 5 with data

Land

Forest cover

% of land area

206th of 213 · 53rd in Europe & C. Asia
Forest coverFaroe Islands's forest cover rose from 0.1 % in 1994 to 0.1 % in 2023.1995200020052010201520200.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1 %

Faroe Islands's forest cover rose from 0.1 % in 1994 to 0.1 % in 2023.

Forest area

km²

208th of 213 · 54th in Europe & C. Asia
Forest areaFaroe Islands's forest area was 1 km in 1994 and 1 km in 2023.1995200020052010201520200.700.750.800.850.901 km

Faroe Islands's forest area was 1 km in 1994 and 1 km in 2023.

Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)

% of land area

197th of 213 · 55th in Europe & C. Asia
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)Faroe Islands's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) fell from 2.9 % in 2013 to 2.4 % in 2025.2014201620182020202220242%2%3%3%3%2.4 %

Faroe Islands's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) fell from 2.9 % in 2013 to 2.4 % in 2025.

Agricultural land (% of land area)

% of land area

23rd of 209 · 6th in Europe & C. Asia
Agricultural land (% of land area)Faroe Islands's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 69.1 % in 1994 to 70.1 % in 2023.19952000200520102015202069%69%70%70%71%71%70.1 %

Faroe Islands's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 69.1 % in 1994 to 70.1 % in 2023.

Arable land (% of land area)

% of land area

206th of 206 · 53rd in Europe & C. Asia
Arable land (% of land area)Faroe Islands's arable land (% of land area) rose from 0.0 % in 1994 to 0.1 % in 2023.1995200020052010201520200.0%0.0%0.1%0.1%0.1 %

Faroe Islands's arable land (% of land area) rose from 0.0 % in 1994 to 0.1 % in 2023.

No data available (5)

These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Faroe Islands.

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