Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 91.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Food exports in Faroe Islands, 1976–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food exports in Faroe Islands is 91.9%, measured in 2025.
Over the whole period, food exports in Faroe Islands peaked at 96.7% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 78.4%, in 1987.
Faroe Islands ranks 9th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 90.0% | — |
| 1977 | 92.8% | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 92.4% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 86.9% | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 88.2% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 89.2% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 94.8% | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 96.7% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 93.5% | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 92.0% | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 91.4% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 78.4% | -14.2% |
| 1988 | 85.3% | +8.8% |
| 1989 | 90.9% | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 92.3% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 93.7% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 89.7% | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 95.1% | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 95.9% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 91.1% | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 91.3% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 91.2% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 93.4% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 89.9% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 95.6% | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 96.1% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 92.7% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 91.7% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 91.6% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 91.8% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 90.4% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 79.2% | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 88.0% | +11.2% |
| 2025 | 91.9% | +4.3% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 91.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.3%, 8.2× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 91.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.8%, 7.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90.5% | 86.9% | 92.8% | 4 |
| 1980s | 90.0% | 78.4% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.6% | 89.7% | 95.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 90.7% | 79.2% | 96.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.9% | 91.9% | 91.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
More private sector data for Faroe Islands
- Merchandise trade 80.8% (2024)
- Food imports 29.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 54.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 1.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 394.20 million current US$ (2011)
- Manufactures exports 3.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 2.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 206.81 million current US$ (2011)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 37,577 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4389 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Faroe Islands?
- Food exports in Faroe Islands was 91.9% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 1983.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.4% in 1987.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for food exports?
- Faroe Islands ranks 9th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.