Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square in Iceland
Iceland: Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square was 1.79 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 1.79 kg per square kilometre for poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Iceland peaked at 3.25 kg per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.5352 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Iceland ranks 153rd of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5352 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.558 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 0.6134 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1964 | 0.6134 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.565 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1966 | 0.5545 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.6855 kg per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1968 | 0.6467 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1969 | 0.8488 kg per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 1970 | 0.8206 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.8171 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 1 kg per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1973 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1974 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1975 | 1.35 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1977 | 1.73 kg per square kilometre | +39.3% |
| 1978 | 1.61 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 2.17 kg per square kilometre | +34.6% |
| 1980 | 2.08 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 1.83 kg per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1982 | 2.22 kg per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1983 | 2.42 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 2.52 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 3.25 kg per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 1986 | 2.82 kg per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1987 | 2.2 kg per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 1988 | 2.07 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 2.07 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 2.35 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1991 | 2.03 kg per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1992 | 1.88 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 1.3 kg per square kilometre | -30.9% |
| 1994 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1995 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8894 kg per square kilometre | -28.7% |
| 2002 | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 2003 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 1.22 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 1.22 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2010 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2011 | 1.88 kg per square kilometre | +53.5% |
| 2012 | 1.65 kg per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 2014 | 1.35 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 1.36 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 1.41 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.84 kg per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 2019 | 1.78 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 1.75 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.7 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 1.76 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 1.79 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6245 kg per square kilometre | 0.5352 kg per square kilometre | 0.8488 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.31 kg per square kilometre | 0.8171 kg per square kilometre | 2.17 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.35 kg per square kilometre | 1.83 kg per square kilometre | 3.25 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.41 kg per square kilometre | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | 2.35 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | 0.8894 kg per square kilometre | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.52 kg per square kilometre | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | 1.88 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.75 kg per square kilometre | 1.7 kg per square kilometre | 1.79 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
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- 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 — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Iceland?
- Poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Iceland was 1.79 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per square recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.25 kg per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per square recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5352 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Iceland rank for poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per square?
- Iceland ranks 153rd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils 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 — Manure applied to soils (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.