How have things changed?, per capita in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: How have things changed?, per capita was 14.41 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
14.41 metric tons per person
Change on year
down 12.0%
World rank
1st
of 215 countries
All-time high
16.38 metric tons per person
in 2023
All-time low
4.03 metric tons per person
in 1965
Years of data
60
1965–2024
How have things changed?, per capita in Faroe Islands, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 14.41 metric tons per person for how have things changed?, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.0% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Faroe Islands peaked at 16.38 metric tons per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.03 metric tons per person, in 1965.
Faroe Islands ranks 1st of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per capita in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 4.03 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 4.56 metric tons per person | +13.1% |
| 1967 | 4.71 metric tons per person | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 4.47 metric tons per person | -5.1% |
| 1969 | 4.69 metric tons per person | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 5.44 metric tons per person | +16.1% |
| 1971 | 5.38 metric tons per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 5.33 metric tons per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 6.24 metric tons per person | +17.1% |
| 1974 | 6.17 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 7.07 metric tons per person | +14.6% |
| 1976 | 8.35 metric tons per person | +18.1% |
| 1977 | 7.51 metric tons per person | -10.1% |
| 1978 | 7.58 metric tons per person | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 6.32 metric tons per person | -16.7% |
| 1980 | 6.46 metric tons per person | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 5.66 metric tons per person | -12.4% |
| 1982 | 5.74 metric tons per person | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 7.43 metric tons per person | +29.5% |
| 1984 | 7.74 metric tons per person | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 8.24 metric tons per person | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 7.68 metric tons per person | -6.8% |
| 1987 | 8.41 metric tons per person | +9.5% |
| 1988 | 7.78 metric tons per person | -7.5% |
| 1989 | 6.51 metric tons per person | -16.3% |
| 1990 | 6.01 metric tons per person | -7.6% |
| 1991 | 5.21 metric tons per person | -13.3% |
| 1992 | 5.69 metric tons per person | +9.2% |
| 1993 | 5.73 metric tons per person | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 5.69 metric tons per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 6.81 metric tons per person | +19.6% |
| 1996 | 7.43 metric tons per person | +9.2% |
| 1997 | 8.01 metric tons per person | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 8.64 metric tons per person | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 8.89 metric tons per person | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 10.71 metric tons per person | +20.4% |
| 2001 | 12.15 metric tons per person | +13.4% |
| 2002 | 12.33 metric tons per person | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 14.25 metric tons per person | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 13.37 metric tons per person | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 12.19 metric tons per person | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 13.31 metric tons per person | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 13.47 metric tons per person | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 11.64 metric tons per person | -13.6% |
| 2009 | 8.42 metric tons per person | -27.6% |
| 2010 | 9.1 metric tons per person | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 8.57 metric tons per person | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 9.07 metric tons per person | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 11.7 metric tons per person | +29.1% |
| 2014 | 13 metric tons per person | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 13.63 metric tons per person | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 13.18 metric tons per person | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 15.75 metric tons per person | +19.5% |
| 2018 | 14.51 metric tons per person | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 14.46 metric tons per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 14.09 metric tons per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 12.36 metric tons per person | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 13.27 metric tons per person | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 16.38 metric tons per person | +23.4% |
| 2024 | 14.41 metric tons per person | -12.0% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 14.41 metric tons per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0138 metric tons per person, 1046.4× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 14.41 metric tons per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0052 metric tons per person, 2783.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.49 metric tons per person | 4.03 metric tons per person | 4.71 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 6.54 metric tons per person | 5.33 metric tons per person | 8.35 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.16 metric tons per person | 5.66 metric tons per person | 8.41 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.81 metric tons per person | 5.21 metric tons per person | 8.89 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.18 metric tons per person | 8.42 metric tons per person | 14.25 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.3 metric tons per person | 8.57 metric tons per person | 15.75 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.1 metric tons per person | 12.36 metric tons per person | 16.38 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
More reference data data for Faroe Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 22.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 1.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 6.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 21.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 0.7808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 0.0388 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.8196 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 31.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 1.09 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per capita in Faroe Islands?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Faroe Islands was 14.41 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 16.38 metric tons per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.03 metric tons per person in 1965.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Faroe Islands ranks 1st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.