Chickens, layers: Manure management (manure treated, N) … square in Iceland
Iceland: Chickens, layers: Manure management (manure treated, N) … square was 1.13 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.13 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 6.4%
World rank
145th
of 168 countries
All-time high
2.03 kg per square kilometre
in 1979
All-time low
0.4624 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Chickens, layers — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 1.13 kg per square kilometre for chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per 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 management (manure treated, n content), per in Iceland peaked at 2.03 kg per square kilometre in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.4624 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 management (manure treated, N) … square in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4624 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5241 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1963 | 0.5549 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 0.5549 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5241 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1966 | 0.5241 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.6166 kg per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1968 | 0.6166 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.8015 kg per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8015 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.8015 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.9248 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1973 | 0.9865 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1976 | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 1.6 kg per square kilometre | +36.8% |
| 1978 | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1979 | 2.03 kg per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 1980 | 1.62 kg per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 1981 | 1.73 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 1.81 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 1.82 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 1.86 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 1.99 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 1.91 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 1.69 kg per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1988 | 1.42 kg per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1989 | 1.43 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 1.33 kg per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1991 | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1992 | 1.1 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9557 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9865 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7892 kg per square kilometre | -33.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9865 kg per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 2010 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 1.36 kg per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 2012 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.35 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 1.36 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 1.42 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.4 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.26 kg per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 1.13 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.78 kg per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 1.13 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36.96 kg per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5755 kg per square kilometre | 0.4624 kg per square kilometre | 0.8015 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | 0.8015 kg per square kilometre | 2.03 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.73 kg per square kilometre | 1.42 kg per square kilometre | 1.99 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | 0.9557 kg per square kilometre | 1.33 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | 0.7892 kg per square kilometre | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 kg per square kilometre | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | 1.42 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 142 Liberia 1.31 kg per square kilometre compare
- 143 Eswatini 1.21 kg per square kilometre compare
- 144 Guinea-Bissau 1.14 kg per square kilometre compare
- 146 Australia 1.12 kg per square kilometre compare
- 147 Algeria 1 kg per square kilometre compare
- 148 Ethiopia 0.957 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 management (manure treated, n content), per in Iceland?
- Chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Iceland was 1.13 kg per square kilometre 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 2.03 kg per square kilometre in 1979.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4624 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Iceland rank for chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per?
- Iceland ranks 145th 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 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 management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure management 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 management (manure treated, 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.