Share of land area that is protected in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Share of land area that is protected was 2.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of land area that is protected in Faroe Islands, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 2.4% for share of land area that is protected in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected in Faroe Islands peaked at 2.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2014.
That places Faroe Islands 197th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Share of land area that is protected in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2.9% | — |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -20.7% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 2.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.5%, 11% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 2.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.1%, 11% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 194 Maldives 3.0% compare
- 195 Northern Mariana Islands 2.8% compare
- 195 Sudan 2.8% compare
- 197 North Korea 2.4% compare
- 197 Solomon Islands 2.4% compare
- 200 Bermuda 2.3% 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 share of land area that is protected in Faroe Islands?
- Share of land area that is protected in Faroe Islands was 2.4% in 2025, according to Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area that is protected recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2014.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Faroe Islands ranks 197th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area that is protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.