Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 71.8 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
71.8 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 9.6%
World rank
1st
of 215 countries
All-time high
84.5 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
0 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Faroe Islands, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 71.8 metric tons per square kilometre for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in 2023.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Faroe Islands peaked at 84.5 metric tons per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
Faroe Islands ranks 1st of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1963 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1964 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1965 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1968 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1969 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1970 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0036 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0.0072 metric tons per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0179 metric tons per square kilometre | +150.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0287 metric tons per square kilometre | +60.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0573 metric tons per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0365 metric tons per square kilometre | -36.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0731 metric tons per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2185 metric tons per square kilometre | +199.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0716 metric tons per square kilometre | -67.2% |
| 1980 | 0.159 metric tons per square kilometre | +122.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3188 metric tons per square kilometre | +100.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2579 metric tons per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2794 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3675 metric tons per square kilometre | +31.5% |
| 1985 | 1.16 metric tons per square kilometre | +215.8% |
| 1986 | 1.81 metric tons per square kilometre | +55.6% |
| 1987 | 3.24 metric tons per square kilometre | +79.5% |
| 1988 | 3.77 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1989 | 5.82 metric tons per square kilometre | +54.6% |
| 1990 | 9.37 metric tons per square kilometre | +60.8% |
| 1991 | 13.1 metric tons per square kilometre | +39.8% |
| 1992 | 13.68 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 13.43 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 10.98 metric tons per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 1995 | 6.17 metric tons per square kilometre | -43.8% |
| 1996 | 12.6 metric tons per square kilometre | +104.2% |
| 1997 | 16.14 metric tons per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 1998 | 14.64 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 30.48 metric tons per square kilometre | +108.2% |
| 2000 | 24.94 metric tons per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 2001 | 35.22 metric tons per square kilometre | +41.2% |
| 2002 | 40.19 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2003 | 44.95 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 33.01 metric tons per square kilometre | -26.6% |
| 2005 | 16.8 metric tons per square kilometre | -49.1% |
| 2006 | 13.31 metric tons per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 2007 | 21.99 metric tons per square kilometre | +65.3% |
| 2008 | 33.43 metric tons per square kilometre | +52.0% |
| 2009 | 42.47 metric tons per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 2010 | 34.08 metric tons per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 2011 | 43.32 metric tons per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 2012 | 54.85 metric tons per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 2013 | 54.38 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 61.93 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 57.75 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 59.69 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 62.22 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 56.57 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 68.11 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 2020 | 65.19 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 84.5 metric tons per square kilometre | +29.6% |
| 2022 | 79.4 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 71.8 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.6% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 71.8 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0566 metric tons per square kilometre, 1269.4× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 71.8 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0764 metric tons per square kilometre, 939.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0514 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2185 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.72 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.159 metric tons per square kilometre | 5.82 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.06 metric tons per square kilometre | 6.17 metric tons per square kilometre | 30.48 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.63 metric tons per square kilometre | 13.31 metric tons per square kilometre | 44.95 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.29 metric tons per square kilometre | 34.08 metric tons per square kilometre | 68.11 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.22 metric tons per square kilometre | 65.19 metric tons per square kilometre | 84.5 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 2 Malta 65.1 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 3 South Korea 23.77 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 4 Bangladesh 21.95 metric tons per square kilometre compare
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 seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Faroe Islands?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Faroe Islands was 71.8 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 84.5 metric tons per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- Faroe Islands ranks 1st out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.