Chickens, layers: Manure left … left pasture square kilometre in Iceland
Iceland: Chickens, layers: Manure left … left pasture square kilometre was 0.023 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.023 kg per square kilometre for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per square in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per square in Iceland peaked at 0.0415 kg per square kilometre in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0094 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Iceland ranks 167th 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 left … left pasture square kilometre in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0094 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0107 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0113 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0113 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0107 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0107 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0126 kg per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0126 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0164 kg per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0164 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0164 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0189 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0201 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0214 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0252 kg per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0239 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0327 kg per square kilometre | +36.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0302 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0415 kg per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 1980 | 0.033 kg per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0354 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0369 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0371 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.038 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0406 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 0.039 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0345 kg per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0289 kg per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0292 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0271 kg per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0248 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0225 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0219 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0208 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0208 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0209 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0195 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 0.021 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0201 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0243 kg per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0161 kg per square kilometre | -33.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0201 kg per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0208 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0209 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0209 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0229 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0232 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0213 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0252 kg per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 2010 | 0.022 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0278 kg per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0252 kg per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0252 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0276 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0278 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0284 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0289 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0285 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0256 kg per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0254 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0234 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0216 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.023 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0117 kg per square kilometre | 0.0094 kg per square kilometre | 0.0164 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0247 kg per square kilometre | 0.0164 kg per square kilometre | 0.0415 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0353 kg per square kilometre | 0.0289 kg per square kilometre | 0.0406 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0219 kg per square kilometre | 0.0195 kg per square kilometre | 0.0271 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0216 kg per square kilometre | 0.0161 kg per square kilometre | 0.0252 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0267 kg per square kilometre | 0.022 kg per square kilometre | 0.0289 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0234 kg per square kilometre | 0.0216 kg per square kilometre | 0.0254 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 164 Solomon Islands 0.0762 kg per square kilometre compare
- 165 Papua New Guinea 0.0612 kg per square kilometre compare
- 166 Australia 0.0347 kg per square kilometre compare
- 168 Canada 0.0221 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 left on pasture (n content), per square in Iceland?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per square in Iceland was 0.023 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per square recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0415 kg per square kilometre in 1979.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per square recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0094 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Iceland rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per square?
- Iceland ranks 167th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per square 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 left on pasture (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 left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture (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.