Cattle: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Iceland
Iceland: Cattle: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches was 8.55 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Iceland is 8.55 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Iceland peaked at 8.76 kg per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 7.09 kg per square kilometre, in 1970.
Iceland ranks 104th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.54 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 7.83 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 7.95 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 8.06 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 7.98 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 7.97 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 7.44 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1968 | 7.21 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 7.15 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 7.09 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 7.22 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 7.74 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1973 | 8.25 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 8.42 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 8.3 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 7.92 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1977 | 7.89 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 7.99 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 7.78 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 7.33 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1981 | 7.47 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 7.51 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 8.18 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1984 | 8.59 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 8.68 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 8.46 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 8.19 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 8.26 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 8.37 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 8.6 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 8.76 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 8.52 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 8.33 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 8.22 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 8.31 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 8.39 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 8.35 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 8.39 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 8.23 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 7.94 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 7.72 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 7.42 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 7.28 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 7.13 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 7.2 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 7.54 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 7.74 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 7.86 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 8 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 7.95 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 7.87 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 7.69 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 7.42 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 8.04 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 8.47 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 8.49 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 8.6 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 8.55 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 8.5 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 8.44 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 8.44 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 8.34 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 8.55 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 8.55 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 52.33 kg per square kilometre, 16% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 8.55 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 86.9 kg per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.68 kg per square kilometre | 7.15 kg per square kilometre | 8.06 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.86 kg per square kilometre | 7.09 kg per square kilometre | 8.42 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.1 kg per square kilometre | 7.33 kg per square kilometre | 8.68 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.41 kg per square kilometre | 8.22 kg per square kilometre | 8.76 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.58 kg per square kilometre | 7.13 kg per square kilometre | 8 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.16 kg per square kilometre | 7.42 kg per square kilometre | 8.6 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.44 kg per square kilometre | 8.34 kg per square kilometre | 8.55 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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 — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Iceland?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Iceland was 8.55 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.76 kg per square kilometre in 1991.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.09 kg per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Iceland rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square?
- Iceland ranks 104th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure applied to soils 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.
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 — Manure applied to soils 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.