Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Iceland
Iceland: Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 1.98 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Iceland is 1.98 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.9% on the previous year and up 146.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Iceland peaked at 3.53 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3325 kg/ha, in 1983.
Iceland ranks 71st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.09 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.8606 kg/ha | -21.3% |
| 1963 | 0.7713 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 1964 | 0.7396 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1965 | 1.06 kg/ha | +43.0% |
| 1966 | 0.6038 kg/ha | -42.9% |
| 1967 | 0.8223 kg/ha | +36.2% |
| 1968 | 1.02 kg/ha | +24.3% |
| 1969 | 0.5028 kg/ha | -50.8% |
| 1970 | 0.5288 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1971 | 0.4899 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 1972 | 0.5069 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.5856 kg/ha | +15.5% |
| 1974 | 0.7914 kg/ha | +35.1% |
| 1975 | 0.5391 kg/ha | -31.9% |
| 1976 | 0.5265 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.5822 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 1978 | 0.785 kg/ha | +34.8% |
| 1979 | 0.4781 kg/ha | -39.1% |
| 1980 | 0.9138 kg/ha | +91.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7755 kg/ha | -15.1% |
| 1982 | 0.8993 kg/ha | +16.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3325 kg/ha | -63.0% |
| 1984 | 1.14 kg/ha | +243.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7792 kg/ha | -31.8% |
| 1986 | 0.9771 kg/ha | +25.4% |
| 1987 | 1.06 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6284 kg/ha | -40.7% |
| 1989 | 0.5468 kg/ha | -13.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5249 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6165 kg/ha | +17.5% |
| 1992 | 0.6862 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7011 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8588 kg/ha | +22.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6225 kg/ha | -27.5% |
| 1996 | 0.8058 kg/ha | +29.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7003 kg/ha | -13.1% |
| 1998 | 0.772 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8291 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9179 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8913 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6982 kg/ha | -21.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5963 kg/ha | -14.6% |
| 2004 | 0.958 kg/ha | +60.7% |
| 2005 | 1.1 kg/ha | +14.8% |
| 2006 | 1.21 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 1.13 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 1.1 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8906 kg/ha | -19.3% |
| 2010 | 1.11 kg/ha | +24.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9582 kg/ha | -13.7% |
| 2012 | 1.24 kg/ha | +29.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8006 kg/ha | -35.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8842 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 2.24 kg/ha | +153.1% |
| 2016 | 2.43 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 2.59 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 1.81 kg/ha | -30.2% |
| 2019 | 2.63 kg/ha | +45.5% |
| 2020 | 3.53 kg/ha | +33.9% |
| 2021 | 2.43 kg/ha | -31.1% |
| 2022 | 2.38 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 1.98 kg/ha | -16.9% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 1.98 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.98 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 1.98 kg/ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.77 kg/ha, 71% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +243.5% | 0.3325 kg/ha | 1.14 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8304 kg/ha | 0.5028 kg/ha | 1.09 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5814 kg/ha | 0.4781 kg/ha | 0.7914 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8055 kg/ha | 0.3325 kg/ha | 1.14 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7117 kg/ha | 0.5249 kg/ha | 0.8588 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.95 kg/ha | 0.5963 kg/ha | 1.21 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.67 kg/ha | 0.8006 kg/ha | 2.63 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.58 kg/ha | 1.98 kg/ha | 3.53 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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- 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 crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Iceland?
- Crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Iceland was 1.98 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.53 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3325 kg/ha in 1983.
- How does Iceland rank for crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Iceland ranks 71st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 146.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).