Faroe Islands vs Palau: Breakdown of habitable land area

Faroe Islands

1,090 hectares

in 2019

Palau

990 hectares

in 2019

Faroe Islands rank

180th

Palau rank

182nd

Breakdown of habitable land area over time

Faroe Islands currently reports 1,090 hectares against 990 hectares in Palau, a difference of 100 hectares.

That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.1 times Palau's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Palau ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 180th and Palau ranks 182nd of 235 countries.

Indicator: Breakdown of habitable land area
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.