Goats: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Iceland
Iceland: Goats: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 0.0943 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0943 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
158th
of 162 countries
All-time high
0.0963 kg per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.0071 kg per square kilometre
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.0943 kg per square kilometre for goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in 2023.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 108.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Iceland peaked at 0.0963 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0071 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: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0078 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0078 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0071 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0071 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0072 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0082 kg per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0088 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0095 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0093 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0108 kg per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0108 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0121 kg per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0118 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0137 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0147 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0115 kg per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0142 kg per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0155 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0151 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.012 kg per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0114 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0125 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1983 | 0.011 kg per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0134 kg per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0145 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0135 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0136 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0149 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0167 kg per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0178 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0181 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0164 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0171 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0174 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0181 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0181 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0215 kg per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0223 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0259 kg per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0215 kg per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0215 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0226 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0187 kg per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0204 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0212 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0232 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0271 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0291 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0338 kg per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0377 kg per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0423 kg per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0443 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0453 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0507 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0512 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.058 kg per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0672 kg per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0764 kg per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0756 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0833 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0859 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0963 kg per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0943 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0943 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.77 kg per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0943 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.9 kg per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0081 kg per square kilometre | 0.0071 kg per square kilometre | 0.0095 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.013 kg per square kilometre | 0.0108 kg per square kilometre | 0.0155 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0133 kg per square kilometre | 0.011 kg per square kilometre | 0.0167 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0193 kg per square kilometre | 0.0164 kg per square kilometre | 0.0259 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0239 kg per square kilometre | 0.0187 kg per square kilometre | 0.0338 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0549 kg per square kilometre | 0.0377 kg per square kilometre | 0.0764 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0899 kg per square kilometre | 0.0833 kg per square kilometre | 0.0963 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 155 Japan 0.2643 kg per square kilometre compare
- 156 Suriname 0.1141 kg per square kilometre compare
- 157 Finland 0.0988 kg per square kilometre compare
- 159 Belize 0.0377 kg per square kilometre compare
- 160 Papua New Guinea 0.0324 kg per square kilometre compare
- 161 Canada 0.006 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 — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Iceland?
- Goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Iceland was 0.0943 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0963 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0071 kg per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Iceland rank for goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square?
- Iceland ranks 158th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.