Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Iceland
Iceland: Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 1.28 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Iceland is 1.28 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Iceland peaked at 3.32 kg per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.5476 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Iceland 166th out of 168 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.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5476 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5708 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 0.6275 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1964 | 0.6275 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.578 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1966 | 0.5672 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.7012 kg per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1968 | 0.6616 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1969 | 0.8684 kg per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 1970 | 0.8395 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.8359 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1973 | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1974 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1975 | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1977 | 1.77 kg per square kilometre | +39.3% |
| 1978 | 1.65 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 2.22 kg per square kilometre | +34.6% |
| 1980 | 2.12 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 1.88 kg per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1982 | 2.27 kg per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1983 | 2.47 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 2.57 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 3.32 kg per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 1986 | 2.88 kg per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1987 | 2.25 kg per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 1988 | 2.12 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 2.12 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 2.4 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1991 | 2.08 kg per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1992 | 1.92 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 1.33 kg per square kilometre | -30.9% |
| 1994 | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1995 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9098 kg per square kilometre | -28.7% |
| 2002 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 2003 | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2010 | 1.26 kg per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2011 | 1.93 kg per square kilometre | +53.5% |
| 2012 | 1.69 kg per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 2014 | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.42 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.43 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.36 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 1.28 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 128.46 kg per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 1.28 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 89.19 kg per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6389 kg per square kilometre | 0.5476 kg per square kilometre | 0.8684 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | 0.8359 kg per square kilometre | 2.22 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.4 kg per square kilometre | 1.88 kg per square kilometre | 3.32 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | 2.4 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | 0.9098 kg per square kilometre | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.46 kg per square kilometre | 1.26 kg per square kilometre | 1.93 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | 1.34 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 chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Iceland?
- Chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Iceland was 1.28 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.32 kg per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5476 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Iceland rank for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Iceland ranks 166th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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 Chickens — 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
Chickens — 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.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens — 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
Chickens — 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.