Faroe Islands vs Iceland: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita

Faroe Islands
21.75 kg per person
in 2023
Iceland
13.85 kg per person
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
7th
Iceland rank
10th

Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • Iceland
20406080196119922023

How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 21.75 kg per person against 13.85 kg per person in Iceland, a difference of 7.9 kg per person.

That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.6 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iceland ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 7th and Iceland ranks 10th of 159 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 2 and Iceland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands Iceland Difference Ahead
1960s 28.46 kg per person 63.52 kg per person 35.06 kg per person Iceland
1970s 25.67 kg per person 58.28 kg per person 32.61 kg per person Iceland
1980s 21.72 kg per person 43.77 kg per person 22.05 kg per person Iceland
1990s 22.49 kg per person 27.82 kg per person 5.33 kg per person Iceland
2000s 21.41 kg per person 23.35 kg per person 1.94 kg per person Iceland
2010s 22.04 kg per person 21.02 kg per person 1.02 kg per person Faroe Islands
2020s 21.83 kg per person 15.06 kg per person 6.77 kg per person Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita, Faroe Islands or Iceland?
Faroe Islands, at 21.75 kg per person against 13.85 kg per person in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita between Faroe Islands and Iceland?
7.9 kg per person, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Iceland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Faroe Islands and Iceland rank globally for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
Faroe Islands ranks 7th and Iceland ranks 10th of 159 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
161 places, 9,179 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.