Horses: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Iceland
Iceland: Horses: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises was 0.0369 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Horses — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Iceland stood at 0.0369 kg per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure 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 volatilises (n content), per in Iceland peaked at 0.0857 kg per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0369 kg per person, in 2023.
Iceland ranks 3rd of 143 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Horses: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0492 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0488 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.047 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0447 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0457 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0498 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0511 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0496 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0488 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0483 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0465 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0502 kg per person | +8.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0529 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0557 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0582 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 0.061 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0622 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0634 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0647 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0628 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0649 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0657 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0629 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0624 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0642 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0663 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0689 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0728 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0784 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0805 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0822 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0824 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0833 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0845 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0837 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0857 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0842 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0819 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0798 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0753 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0741 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0709 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0706 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0708 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0722 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0713 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0707 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0699 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0693 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0694 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0702 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0681 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0654 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0647 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.064 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0614 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0539 kg per person | -12.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0552 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0532 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0457 kg per person | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0415 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0389 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0369 kg per person | -5.2% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0369 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0013 kg per person, 28.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0369 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0018 kg per person, 20.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0483 kg per person | 0.0447 kg per person | 0.0511 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0563 kg per person | 0.0465 kg per person | 0.0647 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0669 kg per person | 0.0624 kg per person | 0.0784 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0828 kg per person | 0.0798 kg per person | 0.0857 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0715 kg per person | 0.0693 kg per person | 0.0753 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0626 kg per person | 0.0532 kg per person | 0.0702 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0407 kg per person | 0.0369 kg per person | 0.0457 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 1 Mongolia 0.5544 kg per person compare
- 2 Kazakhstan 0.0757 kg per person compare
- 4 Kyrgyzstan 0.0305 kg per person compare
- 5 Romania 0.0129 kg per person compare
- 6 Chad 0.0124 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 volatilises (n content), per in Iceland?
- Horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Iceland was 0.0369 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0857 kg per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0369 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Iceland rank for horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Iceland ranks 3rd out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per 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 volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Horses — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.