Chickens, layers: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches in Iceland
Iceland: Chickens, layers: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches was 0.3375 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.3375 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 6.4%
World rank
145th
of 168 countries
All-time high
0.6088 kg per square kilometre
in 1979
All-time low
0.1384 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Iceland stood at 0.3375 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Iceland peaked at 0.6088 kg per square kilometre in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.1384 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Iceland ranks 145th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1384 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1568 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1963 | 0.166 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 0.166 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1568 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1568 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1845 kg per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1845 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2398 kg per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2398 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2398 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2767 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2952 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3136 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 0.369 kg per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3505 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4797 kg per square kilometre | +36.8% |
| 1978 | 0.4428 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1979 | 0.6088 kg per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 1980 | 0.4834 kg per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5184 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 0.5406 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.5443 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.5572 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5959 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5719 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5055 kg per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1988 | 0.4243 kg per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1989 | 0.428 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3967 kg per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3635 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3302 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 0.321 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3044 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3044 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3063 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.286 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3081 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2952 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3561 kg per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2362 kg per square kilometre | -33.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2952 kg per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3044 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3063 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3063 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3358 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3395 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3118 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 0.369 kg per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3229 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4077 kg per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 2012 | 0.369 kg per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 0.369 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.404 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4077 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.417 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4243 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4182 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.376 kg per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3724 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.343 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3173 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3375 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.3375 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.02 kg per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.3375 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.06 kg per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1722 kg per square kilometre | 0.1384 kg per square kilometre | 0.2398 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3616 kg per square kilometre | 0.2398 kg per square kilometre | 0.6088 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.517 kg per square kilometre | 0.4243 kg per square kilometre | 0.5959 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3216 kg per square kilometre | 0.286 kg per square kilometre | 0.3967 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.316 kg per square kilometre | 0.2362 kg per square kilometre | 0.369 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3916 kg per square kilometre | 0.3229 kg per square kilometre | 0.4243 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3426 kg per square kilometre | 0.3173 kg per square kilometre | 0.3724 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 142 Liberia 0.3937 kg per square kilometre compare
- 143 Eswatini 0.3642 kg per square kilometre compare
- 144 Guinea-Bissau 0.3407 kg per square kilometre compare
- 146 Australia 0.3367 kg per square kilometre compare
- 147 Algeria 0.301 kg per square kilometre compare
- 148 Ethiopia 0.2871 kg per square kilometre 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, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Iceland?
- Chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Iceland was 0.3375 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6088 kg per square kilometre in 1979.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1384 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Iceland rank for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
- Iceland ranks 145th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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, layers — 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
Chickens, layers — 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.
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — 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
Chickens, layers — 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.