Faroe Islands vs Iceland: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content)

Faroe Islands
0.8385 kg per person
in 2023
Iceland
0.535 kg per person
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
3rd
Iceland rank
5th

Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • Iceland
0.511.522.5196119922023

How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 0.8385 kg per person against 0.535 kg per person in Iceland, a difference of 0.3035 kg per person.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iceland ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 3rd and Iceland ranks 5th of 165 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 1.1 kg per person 2.45 kg per person 1.35 kg per person Iceland
1970s 0.9896 kg per person 2.25 kg per person 1.26 kg per person Iceland
1980s 0.8372 kg per person 1.69 kg per person 0.8504 kg per person Iceland
1990s 0.8669 kg per person 1.07 kg per person 0.2057 kg per person Iceland
2000s 0.8253 kg per person 0.9005 kg per person 0.0752 kg per person Iceland
2010s 0.8497 kg per person 0.8111 kg per person 0.0386 kg per person Faroe Islands
2020s 0.8416 kg per person 0.5817 kg per person 0.2599 kg per person Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), Faroe Islands or Iceland?
Faroe Islands, at 0.8385 kg per person against 0.535 kg per person in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) between Faroe Islands and Iceland?
0.3035 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 and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
Faroe Islands ranks 3rd and Iceland ranks 5th of 165 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
167 places, 9,526 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.