Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Food imports (% of merchandise imports) was 29.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Food imports in Faroe Islands, 1976–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food imports in Faroe Islands is 29.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Over the whole period, food imports in Faroe Islands peaked at 29.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 1984.
That places Faroe Islands 18th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 15.0% | — |
| 1977 | 13.8% | -8.2% |
| 1978 | 14.2% | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 14.4% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 13.7% | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 14.2% | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 13.7% | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 10.9% | -20.9% |
| 1984 | 9.9% | -9.1% |
| 1985 | 10.5% | +6.8% |
| 1986 | 12.3% | +16.9% |
| 1987 | 10.3% | -16.6% |
| 1988 | 14.2% | +37.7% |
| 1989 | 16.4% | +15.5% |
| 1990 | 20.9% | +27.5% |
| 1991 | 25.6% | +22.8% |
| 1992 | 28.2% | +10.1% |
| 1993 | 27.9% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 27.9% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 22.3% | -19.9% |
| 1997 | 23.1% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 24.3% | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 20.3% | -16.4% |
| 2000 | 17.3% | -15.0% |
| 2001 | 19.2% | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 19.3% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 15.2% | -21.2% |
| 2004 | 18.0% | +18.5% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | -26.7% |
| 2006 | 13.6% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | +18.1% |
| 2009 | 17.1% | +9.8% |
| 2025 | 29.0% | +70.0% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 29.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.9%, 2.2× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 29.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.4%, 2.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.4% | 13.8% | 15.0% | 4 |
| 1980s | 12.6% | 9.9% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.5% | 20.3% | 28.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 13.2% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
More private sector data for Faroe Islands
- Merchandise trade 80.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 54.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 1.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 394.20 million current US$ (2011)
- Food exports 91.9% (2025)
- 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 imports in Faroe Islands?
- Food imports in Faroe Islands was 29.0% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 1984.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for food imports?
- Faroe Islands ranks 18th 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.