Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Iceland
Iceland: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 55.05 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
55.05 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
152nd
of 167 countries
All-time high
56.41 kg per square kilometre
in 1991
All-time low
45.59 kg per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 55.05 kg per square kilometre for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Iceland peaked at 56.41 kg per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 45.59 kg per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Iceland 152nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 48.49 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 50.36 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 51.07 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 51.83 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 51.32 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 51.26 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 47.81 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1968 | 46.33 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 45.96 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 45.59 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 46.39 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 49.77 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1973 | 53.05 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 54.15 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 53.41 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 50.96 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1977 | 50.72 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 51.39 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 50.04 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 47.11 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1981 | 48.07 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 48.33 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 52.64 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1984 | 55.29 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 55.88 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 54.45 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 52.72 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 53.15 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 53.86 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 55.33 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 56.41 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 54.88 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 53.63 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 52.89 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 53.49 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 53.99 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 53.79 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 53.99 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 53 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 51.12 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 49.68 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 47.8 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 46.87 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 45.89 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 46.39 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 48.53 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 49.83 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 50.6 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 51.5 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 51.22 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 50.68 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 49.56 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 47.77 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 51.8 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 54.57 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 54.66 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 55.37 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 55.1 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 54.75 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 54.39 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 54.36 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 53.7 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 55.05 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 55.05 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 491.12 kg per square kilometre, 11% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 55.05 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 677.48 kg per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.38 kg per square kilometre | 45.96 kg per square kilometre | 51.83 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 50.55 kg per square kilometre | 45.59 kg per square kilometre | 54.15 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.15 kg per square kilometre | 47.11 kg per square kilometre | 55.88 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.14 kg per square kilometre | 52.89 kg per square kilometre | 56.41 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.82 kg per square kilometre | 45.89 kg per square kilometre | 51.5 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.55 kg per square kilometre | 47.77 kg per square kilometre | 55.37 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.38 kg per square kilometre | 53.7 kg per square kilometre | 55.05 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 149 Botswana 70.35 kg per square kilometre compare
- 150 Sao Tome and Principe 69.84 kg per square kilometre compare
- 151 Canada 62.38 kg per square kilometre compare
- 153 Jordan 55.05 kg per square kilometre compare
- 154 Seychelles 54.13 kg per square kilometre compare
- 155 Algeria 38.52 kg per square kilometre 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 cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Iceland?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Iceland was 55.05 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 56.41 kg per square kilometre in 1991.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.59 kg per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Iceland rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Iceland ranks 152nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (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.