Chickens, layers: Manure management (manure treated, N) … capita in Iceland
Iceland: Chickens, layers: Manure management (manure treated, N) … capita was 0.2949 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.2949 kg per person for chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per 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 management (manure treated, n content), per in Iceland peaked at 0.9036 kg per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.2589 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 management (manure treated, N) … capita in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2589 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2881 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2996 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2944 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.2732 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2686 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.311 kg per person | +15.8% |
| 1968 | 0.3068 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.3951 kg per person | +28.8% |
| 1970 | 0.393 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.3899 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.4433 kg per person | +13.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4658 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4883 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 0.5671 kg per person | +16.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5334 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 1977 | 0.7246 kg per person | +35.8% |
| 1978 | 0.6636 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 1979 | 0.9036 kg per person | +36.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7099 kg per person | -21.4% |
| 1981 | 0.7527 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7744 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.7694 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.7794 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.827 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7879 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6889 kg per person | -12.6% |
| 1988 | 0.5692 kg per person | -17.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5671 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5215 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4723 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4238 kg per person | -10.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4078 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3834 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3813 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3816 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3534 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3767 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3565 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4242 kg per person | +19.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2776 kg per person | -34.6% |
| 2002 | 0.344 kg per person | +23.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3523 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3513 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3458 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3703 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.365 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3291 kg per person | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3881 kg per person | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3401 kg per person | -12.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4282 kg per person | +25.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3855 kg per person | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3818 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4135 kg per person | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4129 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4164 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.414 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3995 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3514 kg per person | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3424 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3103 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2799 kg per person | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2949 kg per person | +5.3% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.2949 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 0.2949 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4871 kg per person, 61% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2995 kg per person | 0.2589 kg per person | 0.3951 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5573 kg per person | 0.3899 kg per person | 0.9036 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7226 kg per person | 0.5671 kg per person | 0.827 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4058 kg per person | 0.3534 kg per person | 0.5215 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3548 kg per person | 0.2776 kg per person | 0.4242 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3943 kg per person | 0.3401 kg per person | 0.4282 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3069 kg per person | 0.2799 kg per person | 0.3424 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 management (manure treated, n content), per in Iceland?
- Chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Iceland was 0.2949 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9036 kg per person in 1979.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2589 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Iceland rank for chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per?
- Iceland ranks 66th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per 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 management (manure treated, N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Chickens, layers — Manure management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure management Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Chickens, layers — Manure management (manure treated, 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.