Chickens — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Iceland
Iceland: Chickens — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre was 0.0256 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0256 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
168th
of 168 countries
All-time high
0.0665 kg per square kilometre
in 1985
All-time low
0.011 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Chickens — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.0256 kg per square kilometre for chickens — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Iceland peaked at 0.0665 kg per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.011 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Iceland 168th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.011 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0114 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0126 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0126 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0116 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0113 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.014 kg per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0132 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0174 kg per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0168 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0167 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0205 kg per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1973 | 0.023 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0256 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0276 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0253 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0353 kg per square kilometre | +39.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0329 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0443 kg per square kilometre | +34.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0425 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0375 kg per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0454 kg per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0494 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0515 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0665 kg per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0577 kg per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1987 | 0.045 kg per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0423 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0424 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.048 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0416 kg per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0385 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0266 kg per square kilometre | -30.9% |
| 1994 | 0.023 kg per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0223 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0224 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0212 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0235 kg per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0224 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0255 kg per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0182 kg per square kilometre | -28.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0232 kg per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0243 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0228 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0243 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0249 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.025 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0247 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0296 kg per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0251 kg per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0385 kg per square kilometre | +53.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0338 kg per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0264 kg per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0276 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 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 | 0.0272 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0268 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0258 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.025 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0256 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0256 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.8 kg per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0256 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.96 kg per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0128 kg per square kilometre | 0.011 kg per square kilometre | 0.0174 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0268 kg per square kilometre | 0.0167 kg per square kilometre | 0.0443 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.048 kg per square kilometre | 0.0375 kg per square kilometre | 0.0665 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0289 kg per square kilometre | 0.0212 kg per square kilometre | 0.048 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0242 kg per square kilometre | 0.0182 kg per square kilometre | 0.0296 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0292 kg per square kilometre | 0.0251 kg per square kilometre | 0.0385 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0258 kg per square kilometre | 0.025 kg per square kilometre | 0.0268 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 165 Papua New Guinea 0.1336 kg per square kilometre compare
- 166 Solomon Islands 0.1208 kg per square kilometre compare
- 167 Canada 0.078 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 — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Iceland?
- Chickens — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Iceland was 0.0256 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0665 kg per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.011 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Iceland rank for chickens — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre?
- Iceland ranks 168th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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 — 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 — 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 — Manure left on pasture (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens — 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 — 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.