Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Iceland
Iceland: Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches was 0.0069 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0069 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 6.4%
World rank
167th
of 168 countries
All-time high
0.0125 kg per square kilometre
in 1979
All-time low
0.0028 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.0069 kg per square kilometre for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in 2023.
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 left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Iceland peaked at 0.0125 kg per square kilometre in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 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 square kilometre leaches in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0028 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0032 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0034 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0034 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0032 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0032 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0038 kg per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0038 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0049 kg per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0049 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0049 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0057 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1973 | 0.006 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0064 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0075 kg per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0072 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0098 kg per square kilometre | +36.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0091 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0125 kg per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0099 kg per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0106 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0111 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0111 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0114 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0122 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0117 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0103 kg per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0087 kg per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0088 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0081 kg per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0074 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0068 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0066 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0062 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0062 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0063 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0059 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0063 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 0.006 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0073 kg per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0048 kg per square kilometre | -33.7% |
| 2002 | 0.006 kg per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0062 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0063 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0063 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0069 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0069 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0064 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0075 kg per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0066 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0083 kg per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0075 kg per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0075 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0083 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0083 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0085 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0087 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0086 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0077 kg per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0076 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.007 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0065 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0069 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0069 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4362 kg per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0069 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2707 kg per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0035 kg per square kilometre | 0.0028 kg per square kilometre | 0.0049 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0074 kg per square kilometre | 0.0049 kg per square kilometre | 0.0125 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0106 kg per square kilometre | 0.0087 kg per square kilometre | 0.0122 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0066 kg per square kilometre | 0.0059 kg per square kilometre | 0.0081 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0065 kg per square kilometre | 0.0048 kg per square kilometre | 0.0075 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.008 kg per square kilometre | 0.0066 kg per square kilometre | 0.0087 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.007 kg per square kilometre | 0.0065 kg per square kilometre | 0.0076 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 164 Solomon Islands 0.0229 kg per square kilometre compare
- 165 Papua New Guinea 0.0184 kg per square kilometre compare
- 166 Australia 0.0104 kg per square kilometre compare
- 168 Canada 0.0066 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 that leaches (n content) in Iceland?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Iceland was 0.0069 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0125 kg per square kilometre in 1979.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Iceland rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Iceland ranks 167th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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.