Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 0.3009 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Iceland stood at 0.3009 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Iceland peaked at 0.922 kg per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.2642 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Iceland 94th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2642 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.294 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3058 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 0.3004 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.2788 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2741 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.3173 kg per person | +15.8% |
| 1968 | 0.313 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.4032 kg per person | +28.8% |
| 1970 | 0.4011 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.3978 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.4524 kg per person | +13.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4753 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4982 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 0.5787 kg per person | +16.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5443 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 1977 | 0.7393 kg per person | +35.8% |
| 1978 | 0.6772 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 1979 | 0.922 kg per person | +36.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7243 kg per person | -21.4% |
| 1981 | 0.7681 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7902 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.7851 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.7953 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.8439 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 0.804 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7029 kg per person | -12.6% |
| 1988 | 0.5809 kg per person | -17.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5787 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5321 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1991 | 0.482 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4325 kg per person | -10.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4161 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3912 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3891 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3893 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3606 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3844 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3638 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4329 kg per person | +19.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2833 kg per person | -34.6% |
| 2002 | 0.351 kg per person | +23.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3595 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3585 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3528 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3779 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3725 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3358 kg per person | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3961 kg per person | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3471 kg per person | -12.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4369 kg per person | +25.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3933 kg per person | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3896 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4219 kg per person | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4214 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4249 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4224 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4077 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3586 kg per person | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3494 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3166 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2856 kg per person | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3009 kg per person | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3056 kg per person | 0.2642 kg per person | 0.4032 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5686 kg per person | 0.3978 kg per person | 0.922 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7373 kg per person | 0.5787 kg per person | 0.8439 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4141 kg per person | 0.3606 kg per person | 0.5321 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.362 kg per person | 0.2833 kg per person | 0.4329 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4024 kg per person | 0.3471 kg per person | 0.4369 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3131 kg per person | 0.2856 kg per person | 0.3494 kg per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Iceland?
- Chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Iceland was 0.3009 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.922 kg per person in 1979.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2642 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Iceland rank for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Iceland ranks 94th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.