Faroe Islands vs New Caledonia: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Faroe Islands
1.24
in 2023
New Caledonia
1.18
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
15th
New Caledonia rank
16th
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops over time
- Faroe Islands
- New Caledonia
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 1.24 against 1.18 in New Caledonia, a difference of 0.06.
That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.1 times New Caledonia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Caledonia ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 15th and New Caledonia ranks 16th of 163 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 3 and New Caledonia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.14 | 0.9839 | 0.1516 | Faroe Islands |
| 1970s | 1.42 | 1.18 | 0.2332 | Faroe Islands |
| 1980s | 1.28 | 1.56 | 0.2816 | New Caledonia |
| 1990s | 1.16 | 2.04 | 0.8774 | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 1.2 | 1.77 | 0.5626 | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 1.16 | 1.34 | 0.1817 | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | 1.25 | 1.14 | 0.107 | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops, Faroe Islands or New Caledonia?
- Faroe Islands, at 1.24 against 1.18 in New Caledonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Faroe Islands and New Caledonia?
- 0.06, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and New Caledonia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and New Caledonia rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Faroe Islands ranks 15th and New Caledonia ranks 16th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).