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 163rd out of 191 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.
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 |
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More reference data data for Faroe Islands
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.13 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.25 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.3816 °C (2026)
- Annual precipitation 1,056 millimeters (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.45 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.45 °C (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies -14.26 millimeters (2025)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 109,512 metric tons (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 93.2% (2024)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 88.4% (2024)
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 163rd out of 191 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.