Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita was 0.006 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Iceland is 0.006 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Iceland peaked at 0.0184 kg per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0053 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Iceland 157th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0053 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0059 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0061 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 0.006 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0056 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0055 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0063 kg per person | +15.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0063 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0081 kg per person | +28.8% |
| 1970 | 0.008 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.008 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.009 kg per person | +13.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0095 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 0.01 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0116 kg per person | +16.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0109 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0148 kg per person | +35.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0135 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0184 kg per person | +36.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0145 kg per person | -21.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0154 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0158 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0157 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0159 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0169 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0161 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0141 kg per person | -12.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0116 kg per person | -17.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0116 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0106 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0096 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0086 kg per person | -10.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0083 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0078 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0078 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0078 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0072 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0077 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0073 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0087 kg per person | +19.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0057 kg per person | -34.6% |
| 2002 | 0.007 kg per person | +23.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0072 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0072 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0071 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0076 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0074 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0067 kg per person | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0079 kg per person | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0069 kg per person | -12.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0087 kg per person | +25.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0079 kg per person | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0078 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0084 kg per person | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0084 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0085 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0084 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0082 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0072 kg per person | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 0.007 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0063 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0057 kg per person | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 0.006 kg per person | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0061 kg per person | 0.0053 kg per person | 0.0081 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0114 kg per person | 0.008 kg per person | 0.0184 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0147 kg per person | 0.0116 kg per person | 0.0169 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0083 kg per person | 0.0072 kg per person | 0.0106 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0072 kg per person | 0.0057 kg per person | 0.0087 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.008 kg per person | 0.0069 kg per person | 0.0087 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0063 kg per person | 0.0057 kg per person | 0.007 kg per person | 4 |
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- 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 left on pasture (n content), per capita in Iceland?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Iceland was 0.006 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0184 kg per person in 1979.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0053 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Iceland rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita?
- Iceland ranks 157th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (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.