Urban area long term, per capita in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Urban area long term, per capita was 0.0001 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban area long term, per capita in Faroe Islands, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, urban area long term, per capita in Faroe Islands stood at 0.0001 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area long term, per capita in Faroe Islands peaked at 0.0001 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
Faroe Islands ranks 90th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban area long term, per capita in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per person | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per person | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.4% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 0.0001 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 units per person, 58% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 0.0001 units per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0002 units per person, 63% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 87 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0001 units per person compare
- 88 South Africa 0.0001 units per person compare
- 89 Eswatini 0.0001 units per person compare
- 91 Mauritius 0.0001 units per person compare
- 92 Guatemala 0.0001 units per person compare
- 93 Uzbekistan 0.0001 units per person compare
More reference data data for Faroe Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 0.0388 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 22.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 0.7808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.8196 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 7.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 0.7467 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 6.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 21.86 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban area long term, per capita in Faroe Islands?
- Urban area long term, per capita in Faroe Islands was 0.0001 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban area long term, per capita recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban area long term, per capita recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for urban area long term, per capita?
- Faroe Islands ranks 90th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area long term, per capita rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban area long term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban area long term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.