Iceland vs Papua New Guinea: Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches

Iceland
4.21 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
3.34 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Iceland rank
160th
Papua New Guinea rank
161st

Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches over time

  • Iceland
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 4.21 kg per square kilometre against 3.34 kg per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.87 kg per square kilometre.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.3 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 160th and Papua New Guinea ranks 161st of 167 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 3.26 kg per square kilometre 1.5 kg per square kilometre 1.76 kg per square kilometre Iceland
1970s 3.49 kg per square kilometre 4.14 kg per square kilometre 0.6503 kg per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1980s 3.75 kg per square kilometre 4.22 kg per square kilometre 0.4671 kg per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1990s 4.06 kg per square kilometre 3.34 kg per square kilometre 0.7185 kg per square kilometre Iceland
2000s 3.72 kg per square kilometre 3.32 kg per square kilometre 0.4008 kg per square kilometre Iceland
2010s 4.06 kg per square kilometre 3.38 kg per square kilometre 0.6804 kg per square kilometre Iceland
2020s 4.23 kg per square kilometre 3.35 kg per square kilometre 0.8771 kg per square kilometre Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square, Iceland or Papua New Guinea?
Iceland, at 4.21 kg per square kilometre against 3.34 kg per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square between Iceland and Papua New Guinea?
0.87 kg per square kilometre, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Papua New Guinea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Papua New Guinea rank globally for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square?
Iceland ranks 160th and Papua New Guinea ranks 161st of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square kilometre
Unit
kg per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
169 places, 9,689 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) 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.