Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 0.0856 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Iceland stood at 0.0856 kg per person.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 75.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Iceland peaked at 0.0883 kg per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0131 kg per person, in 1965.
That places Iceland 140th out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0151 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0148 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0134 kg per person | -9.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0131 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0131 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0145 kg per person | +11.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0154 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0163 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0159 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0184 kg per person | +15.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0182 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0202 kg per person | +10.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0193 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0222 kg per person | +15.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0234 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0181 kg per person | -22.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0223 kg per person | +23.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0241 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0233 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0183 kg per person | -21.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0171 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0186 kg per person | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0161 kg per person | -13.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0195 kg per person | +21.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0209 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0194 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0193 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0207 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 0.023 kg per person | +10.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0244 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0244 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0219 kg per person | -10.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0225 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0228 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0235 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0234 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0277 kg per person | +18.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0283 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0326 kg per person | +15.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0266 kg per person | -18.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0263 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0274 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0224 kg per person | -18.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0243 kg per person | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0249 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0266 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0303 kg per person | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0319 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.037 kg per person | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0412 kg per person | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0461 kg per person | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0481 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0487 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0539 kg per person | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0538 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0602 kg per person | +11.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0681 kg per person | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0759 kg per person | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0734 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0796 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0807 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0883 kg per person | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0856 kg per person | -3.1% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0856 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2275 kg per person, 38% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0856 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.234 kg per person, 37% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0146 kg per person | 0.0131 kg per person | 0.0163 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.021 kg per person | 0.0181 kg per person | 0.0241 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0193 kg per person | 0.0161 kg per person | 0.023 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0251 kg per person | 0.0219 kg per person | 0.0326 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0278 kg per person | 0.0224 kg per person | 0.037 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0569 kg per person | 0.0412 kg per person | 0.0759 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0835 kg per person | 0.0796 kg per person | 0.0883 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 goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Iceland?
- Goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Iceland was 0.0856 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0883 kg per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0131 kg per person in 1965.
- How does Iceland rank for goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Iceland ranks 140th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Goats — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Goats — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Goats — Amount excreted in manure (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.