Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.2941 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.2941 kg per person for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Iceland peaked at 0.9013 kg per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.2583 kg per person, in 1961.
Iceland ranks 66th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2583 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2873 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2989 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2936 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.2725 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 1966 | 0.268 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.3102 kg per person | +15.8% |
| 1968 | 0.306 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.3941 kg per person | +28.8% |
| 1970 | 0.392 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.3889 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.4422 kg per person | +13.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4646 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 0.487 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 0.5657 kg per person | +16.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5321 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 1977 | 0.7227 kg per person | +35.8% |
| 1978 | 0.6619 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 1979 | 0.9013 kg per person | +36.2% |
| 1980 | 0.708 kg per person | -21.4% |
| 1981 | 0.7508 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7724 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.7675 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.7774 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.8249 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7859 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6871 kg per person | -12.6% |
| 1988 | 0.5678 kg per person | -17.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5657 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5202 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4711 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4227 kg per person | -10.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4068 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3824 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3803 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3806 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3525 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3757 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3556 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4231 kg per person | +19.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2769 kg per person | -34.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3431 kg per person | +23.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3514 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3504 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3449 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3694 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3641 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3283 kg per person | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3871 kg per person | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3392 kg per person | -12.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4271 kg per person | +25.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3845 kg per person | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3809 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4124 kg per person | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4119 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4154 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4129 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3985 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3505 kg per person | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3415 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3095 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2792 kg per person | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2941 kg per person | +5.3% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.2941 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3417 kg per person, 86% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.2941 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4859 kg per person, 61% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2988 kg per person | 0.2583 kg per person | 0.3941 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5558 kg per person | 0.3889 kg per person | 0.9013 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7208 kg per person | 0.5657 kg per person | 0.8249 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4048 kg per person | 0.3525 kg per person | 0.5202 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3539 kg per person | 0.2769 kg per person | 0.4231 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3933 kg per person | 0.3392 kg per person | 0.4271 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3061 kg per person | 0.2792 kg per person | 0.3415 kg per person | 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, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Iceland?
- Chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Iceland was 0.2941 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9013 kg per person in 1979.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2583 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Iceland rank for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Iceland ranks 66th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (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.