FAOSTAT · 1961–2024

All roots and tubers production in Faroe Islands

In 2024 Faroe Islands produced 1,532 t of all roots and tubers, the 179th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 9.5%. The record was 1,856 t in 1963. Area harvested: 100 ha, yield 15.3 t/ha.

The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.

Production, 2024: 1,532 t
World rank: 179 of 192
10-year change: −9.5%
Record: 1,856 t; 1963

All roots and tubers in Faroe Islands, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

Faroe Islands compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total: 0.00%; 0.00% in 2014
Yield, t/ha: 15.3; world 13.1 (+17%)
kg per person: 27.7; world 116
10-year change: −9.5%; world +13%

Position in the world ranking

#	Country	Tonnes	Share
177	Belize	2,298	0.00%
178	Kiribati	1,927	0.00%
179	Faroe Islands	1,532	0.00%
180	Brunei	1,237	0.00%
181	Grenada	1,197	0.00%

Full ranking of 192 countries

Map of world production of roots and tubers

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; Faroe Islands is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

By year

Year	Tonnes	Change	Area harvested, ha	Yield, t/ha
2024	1,532	+0.2%	100	15.32
2023	1,529	+0.2%	101	15.14
2022	1,526	+0.5%	101	15.11
2021	1,518	+0.4%	101	15.03
2020	1,512	−0.1%	101	14.97
2019	1,513	−0.3%	101	14.98
2018	1,518	−0.3%	102	14.88
2017	1,522	−2.6%	103	14.78
2016	1,562	+12%	103	15.17
2015	1,391	−18%	97	14.34
2014	1,693	+5.8%	116	14.59
2013	1,600	+6.7%	110	14.55
2012	1,500	+3.0%	105	14.29
2011	1,457	+3.0%	103	14.15
2010	1,415	−0.9%	100	14.15
2009	1,428	+0.3%	101	14.14
2008	1,424	+1.7%	101	14.10
2007	1,400	−2.0%	100	14.00
2006	1,428	−0.5%	102	14.00
2005	1,435	−0.6%	102	14.07
2004	1,443	−0.6%	103	14.01
2003	1,452	−0.7%	104	13.96
2002	1,462	−0.9%	105	13.92
2001	1,475	−0.7%	106	13.92
2000	1,485	−0.6%	107	13.88
1999	1,494	−0.5%	107	13.96
1998	1,502	−0.4%	108	13.91
1997	1,508	−0.3%	109	13.83
1996	1,512	−0.1%	109	13.87
1995	1,514	+0.1%	109	13.89
1994	1,513	+0.3%	109	13.88
1993	1,508	−0.7%	109	13.83
1992	1,518	+2.6%	110	13.80
1991	1,479	+2.0%	107	13.82
1990	1,450	+3.6%	106	13.68
1989	1,400	0.0%	105	13.33
1988	1,400	0.0%	104	13.46
1987	1,400	0.0%	103	13.59
1986	1,400	0.0%	103	13.59
1985	1,400	+3.7%	102	13.73
1984	1,350	+1.5%	99	13.64
1983	1,330	+2.3%	97	13.71
1982	1,300	0.0%	95	13.68
1981	1,300	0.0%	95	13.68
1980	1,300	0.0%	95	13.68
1979	1,300	0.0%	95	13.68
1978	1,300	0.0%	95	13.68
1977	1,300	−4.1%	95	13.68
1976	1,355	+35%	95	14.26
1975	1,006	−5.5%	77	13.06
1974	1,065	+0.7%	69	15.43
1973	1,058	−10%	83	12.75
1972	1,176	−9.6%	94	12.51
1971	1,301	−20%	97	13.41
1970	1,636	+33%	98	16.69
1969	1,227	−17%	90	13.63
1968	1,483	+3.9%	96	15.45
1967	1,428	−12%	101	14.14
1966	1,614	+13%	101	15.98
1965	1,429	−6.5%	111	12.87
1964	1,529	−18%	124	12.33
1963	1,856	+12%	130	14.28
1962	1,651	−5.0%	119	13.87
1961	1,737	—	135	12.87

Questions and answers

What is the production of roots and tubers in Faroe Islands?

Faroe Islands produced 1,532 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

Where does Faroe Islands rank in the world for production of roots and tubers?

Faroe Islands ranked 179th of 192 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 16.2% of the world total.

How has the production of roots and tubers in Faroe Islands changed?

It fell by 9.5% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +13% for the world. The record was 1,856 t in 1963.

What is the yield of roots and tubers in Faroe Islands?

15.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (1,532 t from 100 ha), against a world average of 13.1 t/ha.

Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Faroe Islands is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.