Chickens — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Chickens — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.3271 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.3271 kg per person for chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Iceland peaked at 1.35 kg per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.2842 kg per person, in 1966.
That places Iceland 102nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2997 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3067 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3312 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 1964 | 0.3254 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.2946 kg per person | -9.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2842 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 0.3457 kg per person | +21.6% |
| 1968 | 0.3218 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 1969 | 0.4184 kg per person | +30.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4024 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.3975 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.4794 kg per person | +20.6% |
| 1973 | 0.5312 kg per person | +10.8% |
| 1974 | 0.5839 kg per person | +9.9% |
| 1975 | 0.6208 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 0.5642 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 1977 | 0.78 kg per person | +38.3% |
| 1978 | 0.722 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1979 | 0.9623 kg per person | +33.3% |
| 1980 | 0.9124 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 0.7967 kg per person | -12.7% |
| 1982 | 0.9522 kg per person | +19.5% |
| 1983 | 1.02 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 1.05 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 1.35 kg per person | +28.1% |
| 1986 | 1.16 kg per person | -13.8% |
| 1987 | 0.8969 kg per person | -22.8% |
| 1988 | 0.8309 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8213 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9235 kg per person | +12.4% |
| 1991 | 0.7904 kg per person | -14.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7218 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4938 kg per person | -31.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4236 kg per person | -14.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4081 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.4082 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3837 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4208 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3951 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4445 kg per person | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3129 kg per person | -29.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3947 kg per person | +26.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4111 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3818 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4008 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4019 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3924 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3817 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4548 kg per person | +19.2% |
| 2010 | 0.387 kg per person | -14.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5921 kg per person | +53.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5166 kg per person | -12.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3994 kg per person | -22.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4124 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4119 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4154 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4129 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3985 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3721 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3598 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3408 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3227 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3271 kg per person | +1.4% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.3271 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.12 kg per person, 29% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.3271 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.05 kg per person, 31% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3253 kg per person | 0.2842 kg per person | 0.4184 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6044 kg per person | 0.3975 kg per person | 0.9623 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9797 kg per person | 0.7967 kg per person | 1.35 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5369 kg per person | 0.3837 kg per person | 0.9235 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3977 kg per person | 0.3129 kg per person | 0.4548 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4318 kg per person | 0.3721 kg per person | 0.5921 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3376 kg per person | 0.3227 kg per person | 0.3598 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 — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Iceland?
- Chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Iceland was 0.3271 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 kg per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2842 kg per person in 1966.
- How does Iceland rank for chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Iceland ranks 102nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Chickens — Manure applied to soils (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.