Insecticide use in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Insecticide use was 2 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Insecticide use in Faroe Islands, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insecticide use in Faroe Islands is 2 tonnes, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticide use in Faroe Islands peaked at 2 tonnes in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1 tonnes, in 1990.
That places Faroe Islands 189th out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Insecticide use in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 tonnes | — |
| 1991 | 2 tonnes | +100.0% |
| 1992 | 2 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 tonnes | +0.0% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 2 tonnes is below the median for high income countries, which is 90 tonnes, 2% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 2 tonnes is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 198 tonnes, 1% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9 tonnes | 1 tonnes | 2 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2 tonnes | 2 tonnes | 2 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 tonnes | 2 tonnes | 2 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 tonnes | 2 tonnes | 2 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 186 Cape Verde 4 tonnes compare
- 187 Mali 3 tonnes compare
- 187 Micronesia (country) 3 tonnes compare
- 189 Andorra 2 tonnes compare
- 189 Bhutan 2 tonnes compare
- 189 British Virgin Islands 2 tonnes compare
- 189 Guam 2 tonnes compare
- 189 Malta 2 tonnes compare
- 189 Montserrat 2 tonnes compare
- 189 Wallis and Futuna 2 tonnes compare
More reference data data for Faroe Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 8.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 21.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 6.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 0.7467 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.029 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0169 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0051 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 31.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticide use in Faroe Islands?
- Insecticide use in Faroe Islands was 2 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest insecticide use recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2 tonnes in 1991.
- What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 tonnes in 1990.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for insecticide use?
- Faroe Islands ranks 189th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is insecticide use rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Insecticide use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual quantity of insecticides used in agriculture, measured as the tonnes of active ingredient per year.