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Tenure rights to land have been regulated by law for centuries. The land rights are recorded in the public land registry and cadastre. Land parcels and ownership are made publicly available on the internet. It is therefore estimated that the security of tenure is perceived very high, but no surveys have been conducted.
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The national metadata provides further information about this table and the indicator published by Statistics Faroe Islands. Indicators are compiled according to international methodology whenever the necessary data are available for the Faroe Islands. Any deviations are documented in the notes.

Metadata update

20210211 09:00
Data reporter

Kári Holm Johannesen
Unit of measure

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Data collection calendar

20210426 09:00
Data release calendar

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Data providers

Statistics Faroe Islands: www.hagstova.fo/en
Comment and limitations

Symbols

  • -Zero (not rounded)
  • 0Rounded to zero
  • •Not applicable
  • ••Not available or too uncertain
  • •••Not disclosed, confidentiality/privacy protected

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator

Indicator 1.4.2: Proportion of total adult population with secure tenure rights to land, (a) with legally recognized documentation, and (b) who perceive their rights to land as secure, by sex and type of tenure
Target

Target 1.4: By 2030, ensure that all men and women, in particular the poor and the vulnerable, have equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to basic services, ownership and control over land and other forms of property, inheritance, natural resources, appropriate new technology and financial services, including microfinance
Metadata update

2024-09-27
International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring

UN-Habitat and World Bank
Related indicators

This indicator is Goal 1, and is also particularly related to Goal 5, 5.a.1 (access to agricultural land) and 5.a.2 (legal framework for land governance). Tenure security also matters for Goal 2, Target 2.3 (2.3.1 and 2.3.2 addressing smallholder farmers; Target 2.4 (2.4.1 on agricultural area), to Goal 11, to indicator 11.1.1 (access to affordable housing/upgrading slums) and indicator 11.3.1 (sustainable urbanization/settlement planning). Land tenure also influences access to fisheries and is thus key to achieving Goal 14, indicator 14.b.1 to provide access to small-scale fishers and marine resources, and to Goal 15 on the sustainable use of land and natural resources (indicator 15.1.1 on forest area). Similarly, land is a significant source of conflict, and thus also matters for Goal 16 for promoting peace and inclusive societies and institutions (indicator 16.3.3 on dispute resolution mechanisms).
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Data release calendar

No fixed releases; depends on release of relevant survey data.
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