Milk production, per capita in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Milk production, per capita was 0.1326 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Milk production, per capita in Faroe Islands, 2014–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 0.1326 tonnes per person for milk production, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production, per capita in Faroe Islands peaked at 0.1612 tonnes per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1292 tonnes per person, in 2023.
That places Faroe Islands 60th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Milk production, per capita in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.1511 tonnes per person | — |
| 2015 | 0.1567 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1612 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1511 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1449 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1469 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1438 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1457 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1336 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1292 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1326 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 0.1326 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2194 tonnes per person, 60% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 0.1326 tonnes per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.263 tonnes per person, 50% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.152 tonnes per person | 0.1449 tonnes per person | 0.1612 tonnes per person | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.137 tonnes per person | 0.1292 tonnes per person | 0.1457 tonnes 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 milk production, per capita in Faroe Islands?
- Milk production, per capita in Faroe Islands was 0.1326 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk production, per capita recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1612 tonnes per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest milk production, per capita recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1292 tonnes per person in 2023.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for milk production, per capita?
- Faroe Islands ranks 60th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk production, per capita rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Milk production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Milk production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Milk production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Milk production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.