Milk production in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Milk production was 7,243 tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling
Milk production in Faroe Islands, 2014–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, milk production in Faroe Islands stood at 7,243 tonnes.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production in Faroe Islands peaked at 7,975 tonnes in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7,030 tonnes, in 2023.
That places Faroe Islands 164th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Milk production in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7,317 tonnes | — |
| 2015 | 7,664 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 7,975 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 7,582 tonnes | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 7,392 tonnes | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 7,606 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 7,556 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 7,763 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 7,200 tonnes | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 7,030 tonnes | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 7,243 tonnes | +3.0% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 7,243 tonnes is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.53 million tonnes, 0% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 7,243 tonnes is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.10 million tonnes, 0% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7,589 tonnes | 7,317 tonnes | 7,975 tonnes | 6 |
| 2020s | 7,358 tonnes | 7,030 tonnes | 7,763 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
More reference data data for Faroe Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 0.7467 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 7.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.015 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 31.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 6.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 8.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0051 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.029 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 1.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.34 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk production in Faroe Islands?
- Milk production in Faroe Islands was 7,243 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest milk production recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 7,975 tonnes in 2016.
- What is the lowest milk production recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,030 tonnes in 2023.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for milk production?
- Faroe Islands ranks 164th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk production rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Milk production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Milk represents the raw equivalents of all dairy products including cheese, yoghurt, cream and milk consumed as the final product.