Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre was 1.24 million current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre in Faroe Islands, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre in Faroe Islands stood at 1.24 million current US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 55.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre in Faroe Islands peaked at 1.24 million current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13,610 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Faroe Islands 50th out of 205 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,829 current US$ per square kilometre | 13,610 current US$ per square kilometre | 23,639 current US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 76,648 current US$ per square kilometre | 21,490 current US$ per square kilometre | 146,132 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 218,481 current US$ per square kilometre | 137,536 current US$ per square kilometre | 367,478 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 238,968 current US$ per square kilometre | 156,877 current US$ per square kilometre | 336,676 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 516,690 current US$ per square kilometre | 353,868 current US$ per square kilometre | 727,794 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 754,370 current US$ per square kilometre | 558,739 current US$ per square kilometre | 879,656 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 million current US$ per square kilometre | 915,080 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.24 million current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 47 Tuvalu 1.43 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 48 Brunei Darussalam 1.42 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 49 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.28 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 51 Portugal 1.24 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 52 Northern Mariana Islands 1.21 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 53 Poland 1.21 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
More private sector data for Faroe Islands
- Merchandise trade 80.8% (2024)
- Food imports 17.1% (2009)
- Manufactures imports 62.3% (2009)
- Merchandise imports 1.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 88.0% (2009)
- Manufactures exports 7.4% (2009)
- Merchandise exports 2.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 15.96 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre in Faroe Islands?
- Merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre in Faroe Islands was 1.24 million current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 million current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,610 current US$ per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Faroe Islands ranks 50th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Merchandise imports (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Merchandise imports World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.