All Animals — Amount excreted in manure in Iceland
Iceland: All Animals — Amount excreted in manure was 13.18 million kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 13.18 million kg for all animals — amount excreted in manure in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure in Iceland peaked at 20.68 million kg in 1978 and was at its lowest, 13.18 million kg, in 2023.
Iceland ranks 152nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18.58 million kg | — |
| 1962 | 18.72 million kg | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 17.99 million kg | -3.9% |
| 1964 | 17.42 million kg | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 17.79 million kg | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 19.19 million kg | +7.8% |
| 1967 | 18.93 million kg | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 18.48 million kg | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 18.32 million kg | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 17.67 million kg | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 17.05 million kg | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 18.29 million kg | +7.3% |
| 1973 | 19.38 million kg | +5.9% |
| 1974 | 19.86 million kg | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 20.16 million kg | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 19.94 million kg | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 20.18 million kg | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 20.68 million kg | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 20.59 million kg | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 18.85 million kg | -8.5% |
| 1981 | 19.47 million kg | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 18.36 million kg | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 18.24 million kg | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 18.63 million kg | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 18.78 million kg | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 18.25 million kg | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 17.43 million kg | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 17.06 million kg | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 16.92 million kg | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 17.03 million kg | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 16.64 million kg | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 16.18 million kg | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 16.07 million kg | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 16.21 million kg | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 15.65 million kg | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 15.88 million kg | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 16.03 million kg | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 16.21 million kg | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 16.08 million kg | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 15.42 million kg | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 15.35 million kg | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 14.96 million kg | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 14.85 million kg | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 14.56 million kg | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 14.77 million kg | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 15.04 million kg | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 15.20 million kg | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 15.40 million kg | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 15.64 million kg | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 15.71 million kg | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 15.63 million kg | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 15.42 million kg | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 14.86 million kg | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 15.64 million kg | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 15.84 million kg | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 15.66 million kg | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 15.26 million kg | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 15.04 million kg | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 14.71 million kg | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 14.12 million kg | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 13.71 million kg | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 13.28 million kg | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 13.18 million kg | -0.7% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 13.18 million kg is below the median for high income countries, which is 74.81 million kg, 18% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 13.18 million kg is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 116.63 million kg, 11% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.38 million kg | 17.42 million kg | 19.19 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.38 million kg | 17.05 million kg | 20.68 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.20 million kg | 16.92 million kg | 19.47 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.20 million kg | 15.65 million kg | 17.03 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.12 million kg | 14.56 million kg | 15.64 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.38 million kg | 14.71 million kg | 15.84 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.57 million kg | 13.18 million kg | 14.12 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 149 Trinidad and Tobago 17.87 million kg compare
- 150 Fiji 17.69 million kg compare
- 151 Puerto Rico 13.85 million kg compare
- 153 Luxembourg 13.04 million kg compare
- 154 Gabon 10.98 million kg compare
- 155 Montenegro 10.18 million kg compare
More environment data for Iceland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8549 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — amount excreted in manure in Iceland?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure in Iceland was 13.18 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest all animals — amount excreted in manure recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 20.68 million kg in 1978.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.18 million kg in 2023.
- How does Iceland rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure?
- Iceland ranks 152nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).