Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content) in Iceland
Iceland: Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content) was 129,061 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 129,061 kg for chickens — amount excreted in manure in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — amount excreted in manure in Iceland peaked at 333,086 kg in 1985 and was at its lowest, 54,892 kg, in 1961.
Iceland ranks 177th of 193 countries on this measure, 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) in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 54,892 kg | — |
| 1962 | 57,225 kg | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 62,908 kg | +9.9% |
| 1964 | 62,908 kg | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 57,947 kg | -7.9% |
| 1966 | 56,863 kg | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 70,299 kg | +23.6% |
| 1968 | 66,324 kg | -5.7% |
| 1969 | 87,052 kg | +31.3% |
| 1970 | 84,162 kg | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 83,800 kg | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 102,558 kg | +22.4% |
| 1973 | 115,369 kg | +12.5% |
| 1974 | 128,542 kg | +11.4% |
| 1975 | 138,430 kg | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 127,064 kg | -8.2% |
| 1977 | 176,996 kg | +39.3% |
| 1978 | 165,104 kg | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 222,230 kg | +34.6% |
| 1980 | 212,947 kg | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 188,073 kg | -11.7% |
| 1982 | 227,802 kg | +21.1% |
| 1983 | 247,853 kg | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 258,050 kg | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 333,086 kg | +29.1% |
| 1986 | 289,113 kg | -13.2% |
| 1987 | 225,574 kg | -22.0% |
| 1988 | 212,277 kg | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 212,454 kg | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 240,758 kg | +13.3% |
| 1991 | 208,446 kg | -13.4% |
| 1992 | 192,757 kg | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 133,233 kg | -30.9% |
| 1994 | 115,271 kg | -13.5% |
| 1995 | 111,657 kg | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 112,288 kg | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 106,434 kg | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 117,977 kg | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 112,117 kg | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 127,872 kg | +14.1% |
| 2001 | 91,211 kg | -28.7% |
| 2002 | 116,092 kg | +27.3% |
| 2003 | 121,775 kg | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 114,095 kg | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 121,683 kg | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 124,909 kg | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 125,086 kg | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 123,936 kg | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 148,186 kg | +19.6% |
| 2010 | 125,914 kg | -15.0% |
| 2011 | 193,230 kg | +53.5% |
| 2012 | 169,506 kg | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 132,287 kg | -22.0% |
| 2014 | 138,128 kg | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 139,389 kg | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 142,543 kg | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 145,066 kg | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 143,804 kg | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 137,247 kg | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 134,902 kg | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 129,869 kg | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 126,098 kg | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 129,061 kg | +2.3% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 129,061 kg is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.42 million kg, 2% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 129,061 kg is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.38 million kg, 2% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64,047 kg | 54,892 kg | 87,052 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 134,426 kg | 83,800 kg | 222,230 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 240,723 kg | 188,073 kg | 333,086 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 145,094 kg | 106,434 kg | 240,758 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 121,485 kg | 91,211 kg | 148,186 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 146,711 kg | 125,914 kg | 193,230 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 129,982 kg | 126,098 kg | 134,902 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 174 Samoa 163,810 kg compare
- 175 Equatorial Guinea 147,253 kg compare
- 176 Tonga 136,873 kg compare
- 178 Seychelles 122,366 kg compare
- 179 Guadeloupe 112,978 kg compare
- 180 Solomon Islands 112,669 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 chickens — amount excreted in manure in Iceland?
- Chickens — amount excreted in manure in Iceland was 129,061 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — amount excreted in manure recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 333,086 kg in 1985.
- What is the lowest chickens — amount excreted in manure recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 54,892 kg in 1961.
- How does Iceland rank for chickens — amount excreted in manure?
- Iceland ranks 177th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens — 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).