Canada vs Faroe Islands: How have things changed?

Canada
842,251 metric tons
in 2024
Faroe Islands
787,203 metric tons
in 2024
Canada rank
31st
Faroe Islands rank
32nd

How have things changed? over time

  • Canada
  • Faroe Islands
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 842,251 metric tons against 787,203 metric tons in Faroe Islands, a difference of 55,048 metric tons.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 31st and Faroe Islands ranks 32nd of 215 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Faroe Islands Difference Ahead
1960s 1.52 million metric tons 167,058 metric tons 1.35 million metric tons Canada
1970s 1.36 million metric tons 264,765 metric tons 1.10 million metric tons Canada
1980s 1.59 million metric tons 326,337 metric tons 1.26 million metric tons Canada
1990s 1.37 million metric tons 308,590 metric tons 1.06 million metric tons Canada
2000s 1.47 million metric tons 583,117 metric tons 882,394 metric tons Canada
2010s 1.12 million metric tons 608,847 metric tons 514,916 metric tons Canada
2020s 908,483 metric tons 758,463 metric tons 150,020 metric tons Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, Canada or Faroe Islands?
Canada, at 842,251 metric tons against 787,203 metric tons in Faroe Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in how have things changed? between Canada and Faroe Islands?
55,048 metric tons, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Faroe Islands?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Canada and Faroe Islands rank globally for how have things changed??
Canada ranks 31st and Faroe Islands ranks 32nd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as How have things changed?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
How have things changed?
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 11,955 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.