Faroe Islands vs United States: Land area in hectares, per capita
Faroe Islands
2.52 hectares per person
in 2023
United States
2.72 hectares per person
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
54th
United States rank
51st
Land area in hectares, per capita over time
- Faroe Islands
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 2.72 hectares per person against 2.52 hectares per person in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.2 hectares per person.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Faroe Islands's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 54th and United States ranks 51st of 215 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.85 hectares per person | 4.73 hectares per person | 0.8798 hectares per person | United States |
| 1970s | 3.46 hectares per person | 4.26 hectares per person | 0.7989 hectares per person | United States |
| 1980s | 3.07 hectares per person | 3.87 hectares per person | 0.7931 hectares per person | United States |
| 1990s | 3.07 hectares per person | 3.47 hectares per person | 0.3936 hectares per person | United States |
| 2000s | 2.92 hectares per person | 3.11 hectares per person | 0.1954 hectares per person | United States |
| 2010s | 2.83 hectares per person | 2.86 hectares per person | 0.0267 hectares per person | United States |
| 2020s | 2.56 hectares per person | 2.74 hectares per person | 0.1846 hectares per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in hectares, per capita, Faroe Islands or United States?
- United States, at 2.72 hectares per person against 2.52 hectares per person in Faroe Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in hectares, per capita between Faroe Islands and United States?
- 0.2 hectares per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and United States rank globally for land area in hectares, per capita?
- Faroe Islands ranks 54th and United States ranks 51st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Land area in hectares, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.