Poultry Birds: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Iceland
Iceland: Poultry Birds: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 1.83 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.83 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
165th
of 168 countries
All-time high
3.32 kg per square kilometre
in 1985
All-time low
0.5476 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 1.83 kg per square kilometre for poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in 2023.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Iceland peaked at 3.32 kg per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.5476 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Iceland 165th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Poultry Birds: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5476 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5708 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 0.6275 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1964 | 0.6275 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.578 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1966 | 0.5672 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.7012 kg per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1968 | 0.6616 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1969 | 0.8684 kg per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 1970 | 0.8395 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.8359 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1973 | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1974 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1975 | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1977 | 1.77 kg per square kilometre | +39.3% |
| 1978 | 1.65 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 2.22 kg per square kilometre | +34.6% |
| 1980 | 2.12 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 1.88 kg per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1982 | 2.27 kg per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1983 | 2.47 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 2.57 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 3.32 kg per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 1986 | 2.88 kg per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1987 | 2.25 kg per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 1988 | 2.12 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 2.12 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 2.4 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1991 | 2.08 kg per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1992 | 1.92 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 1.33 kg per square kilometre | -30.9% |
| 1994 | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1995 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9098 kg per square kilometre | -28.7% |
| 2002 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 2003 | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2010 | 1.26 kg per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2011 | 1.93 kg per square kilometre | +53.5% |
| 2012 | 1.69 kg per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 2014 | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.42 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.88 kg per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 2019 | 1.82 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 1.79 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.74 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 1.8 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 1.83 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 1.83 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 132.06 kg per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 1.83 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.25 kg per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6389 kg per square kilometre | 0.5476 kg per square kilometre | 0.8684 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | 0.8359 kg per square kilometre | 2.22 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.4 kg per square kilometre | 1.88 kg per square kilometre | 3.32 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | 2.4 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | 0.9098 kg per square kilometre | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.55 kg per square kilometre | 1.26 kg per square kilometre | 1.93 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.79 kg per square kilometre | 1.74 kg per square kilometre | 1.83 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 162 Namibia 2.09 kg per square kilometre compare
- 163 Mauritania 1.98 kg per square kilometre compare
- 164 Chad 1.93 kg per square kilometre compare
- 166 Botswana 0.7382 kg per square kilometre compare
- 167 Mongolia 0.5599 kg per square kilometre compare
- 168 Sweden 0.4014 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 poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Iceland?
- Poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Iceland was 1.83 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.32 kg per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5476 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Iceland rank for poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Iceland ranks 165th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. 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 Poultry Birds — 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
Poultry Birds — 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.
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — 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
Poultry Birds — 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.