Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 0.4775 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.4775 kg per person for poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Iceland peaked at 1.38 kg per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.2908 kg per person, in 1966.
That places Iceland 131st out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3066 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3138 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3388 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 1964 | 0.3329 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.3014 kg per person | -9.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2908 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 0.3537 kg per person | +21.6% |
| 1968 | 0.3292 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 1969 | 0.4281 kg per person | +30.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4117 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.4066 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.4904 kg per person | +20.6% |
| 1973 | 0.5434 kg per person | +10.8% |
| 1974 | 0.5973 kg per person | +9.9% |
| 1975 | 0.6351 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 0.5772 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 1977 | 0.798 kg per person | +38.3% |
| 1978 | 0.7386 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1979 | 0.9845 kg per person | +33.3% |
| 1980 | 0.9334 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 0.815 kg per person | -12.7% |
| 1982 | 0.9741 kg per person | +19.5% |
| 1983 | 1.05 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 1.08 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 1.38 kg per person | +28.1% |
| 1986 | 1.19 kg per person | -13.8% |
| 1987 | 0.9175 kg per person | -22.8% |
| 1988 | 0.85 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8402 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9448 kg per person | +12.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8086 kg per person | -14.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7384 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 1993 | 0.5052 kg per person | -31.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4333 kg per person | -14.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4175 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.4176 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3926 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4305 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4042 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4547 kg per person | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3201 kg per person | -29.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4038 kg per person | +26.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4206 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3906 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4101 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4112 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4015 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3905 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4653 kg per person | +19.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3959 kg per person | -14.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6057 kg per person | +53.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5285 kg per person | -12.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4086 kg per person | -22.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4219 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4214 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4249 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4224 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5379 kg per person | +27.3% |
| 2019 | 0.508 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4934 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4719 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4743 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4775 kg per person | +0.7% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.4775 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.45 kg per person, 33% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.4775 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.35 kg per person, 35% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3328 kg per person | 0.2908 kg per person | 0.4281 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6183 kg per person | 0.4066 kg per person | 0.9845 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 kg per person | 0.815 kg per person | 1.38 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5493 kg per person | 0.3926 kg per person | 0.9448 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4068 kg per person | 0.3201 kg per person | 0.4653 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4675 kg per person | 0.3959 kg per person | 0.6057 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4793 kg per person | 0.4719 kg per person | 0.4934 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 128 Central African Republic 0.5168 kg per person compare
- 129 Kenya 0.4952 kg per person compare
- 130 Kyrgyzstan 0.4811 kg per person compare
- 132 Tajikistan 0.4761 kg per person compare
- 133 Palestine 0.4715 kg per person compare
- 134 Zimbabwe 0.4656 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 poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Iceland?
- Poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Iceland was 0.4775 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 kg per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2908 kg per person in 1966.
- How does Iceland rank for poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Iceland ranks 131st out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Poultry Birds — 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.
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Poultry Birds — 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.