Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Iceland
Iceland: Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 0.3273 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.3273 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
158th
of 162 countries
All-time high
0.3345 kg per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.0248 kg per square kilometre
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Iceland stood at 0.3273 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 108.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Iceland peaked at 0.3345 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0248 kg per square kilometre, in 1963.
Iceland ranks 158th of 162 countries on this measure, 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 square kilometre in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0269 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0269 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0248 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0248 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0251 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0283 kg per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0305 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0328 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0323 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0375 kg per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0375 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0422 kg per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0409 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0477 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1975 | 0.051 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0398 kg per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0493 kg per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0538 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0524 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0416 kg per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0395 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0434 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1983 | 0.038 kg per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0467 kg per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0502 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1986 | 0.047 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0474 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0517 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 0.058 kg per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0619 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0628 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0571 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0592 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0605 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0628 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0628 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0748 kg per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0773 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0901 kg per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0746 kg per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0746 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0786 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0648 kg per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0709 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0737 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0806 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 0.094 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 0.101 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1175 kg per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1308 kg per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1468 kg per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1538 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1574 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.176 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1776 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2015 kg per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2333 kg per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2654 kg per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2624 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2892 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2983 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3345 kg per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3273 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.3273 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 23.46 kg per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.3273 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 23.96 kg per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.028 kg per square kilometre | 0.0248 kg per square kilometre | 0.0328 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0452 kg per square kilometre | 0.0375 kg per square kilometre | 0.0538 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0463 kg per square kilometre | 0.038 kg per square kilometre | 0.058 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0669 kg per square kilometre | 0.0571 kg per square kilometre | 0.0901 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.083 kg per square kilometre | 0.0648 kg per square kilometre | 0.1175 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1905 kg per square kilometre | 0.1308 kg per square kilometre | 0.2654 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3123 kg per square kilometre | 0.2892 kg per square kilometre | 0.3345 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 155 Japan 0.9272 kg per square kilometre compare
- 156 Suriname 0.3843 kg per square kilometre compare
- 157 Finland 0.3432 kg per square kilometre compare
- 159 Belize 0.1269 kg per square kilometre compare
- 160 Papua New Guinea 0.1081 kg per square kilometre compare
- 161 Canada 0.0216 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 goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Iceland?
- Goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Iceland was 0.3273 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3345 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0248 kg per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Iceland rank for goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Iceland ranks 158th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.0%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Goats — Amount excreted in manure 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
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (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.