Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.0553 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Iceland is 0.0553 kg per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Iceland peaked at 0.1285 kg per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0553 kg per person, in 2023.
That places Iceland 3rd out of 143 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0738 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0732 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0705 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0671 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0686 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0747 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0767 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0743 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0732 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0724 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0697 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0754 kg per person | +8.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0793 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0836 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0873 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0915 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0933 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0951 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.097 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0942 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0974 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0985 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0943 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0936 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0963 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0995 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1034 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1092 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1176 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1208 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1234 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1236 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1249 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1267 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1255 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1285 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1264 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1228 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1197 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.113 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1112 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1064 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1059 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1062 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1083 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1069 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1061 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1048 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.104 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1042 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1053 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1022 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0981 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.097 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.096 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0922 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0809 kg per person | -12.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0828 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0798 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0685 kg per person | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0623 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0583 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0553 kg per person | -5.2% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0553 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.002 kg per person, 28.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0553 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0027 kg per person, 20.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0725 kg per person | 0.0671 kg per person | 0.0767 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0845 kg per person | 0.0697 kg per person | 0.097 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1004 kg per person | 0.0936 kg per person | 0.1176 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1242 kg per person | 0.1197 kg per person | 0.1285 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1073 kg per person | 0.104 kg per person | 0.113 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0938 kg per person | 0.0798 kg per person | 0.1053 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0611 kg per person | 0.0553 kg per person | 0.0685 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 1 Mongolia 0.8316 kg per person compare
- 2 Kazakhstan 0.1135 kg per person compare
- 4 Kyrgyzstan 0.0458 kg per person compare
- 5 Romania 0.0194 kg per person compare
- 6 Chad 0.0186 kg per person 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 horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Iceland?
- Horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Iceland was 0.0553 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1285 kg per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0553 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Iceland rank for horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Iceland ranks 3rd out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.7%. 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 Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.
Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.