Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Iceland
Iceland: Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) was 0.3571 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Iceland is 0.3571 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Iceland peaked at 0.6496 kg per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.107 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 that volatilises (N content) in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.107 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1116 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1227 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1227 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.113 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1109 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1371 kg per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1293 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1698 kg per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1641 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1634 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2 kg per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1973 | 0.225 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1974 | 0.2507 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1975 | 0.27 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 0.2478 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1977 | 0.3452 kg per square kilometre | +39.3% |
| 1978 | 0.322 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4334 kg per square kilometre | +34.6% |
| 1980 | 0.4153 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3668 kg per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1982 | 0.4442 kg per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4833 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 0.5032 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 0.6496 kg per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5638 kg per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4399 kg per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 1988 | 0.414 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4143 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4695 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4065 kg per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3759 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2598 kg per square kilometre | -30.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2248 kg per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2177 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.219 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2076 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2301 kg per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2186 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2494 kg per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1779 kg per square kilometre | -28.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2264 kg per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2375 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2225 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2373 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2436 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2439 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2417 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.289 kg per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2455 kg per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3768 kg per square kilometre | +53.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3306 kg per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 0.258 kg per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2694 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2718 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.278 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2829 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3679 kg per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3551 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3506 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3408 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3513 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3571 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1249 kg per square kilometre | 0.107 kg per square kilometre | 0.1698 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2621 kg per square kilometre | 0.1634 kg per square kilometre | 0.4334 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4694 kg per square kilometre | 0.3668 kg per square kilometre | 0.6496 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.283 kg per square kilometre | 0.2076 kg per square kilometre | 0.4695 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2369 kg per square kilometre | 0.1779 kg per square kilometre | 0.289 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3036 kg per square kilometre | 0.2455 kg per square kilometre | 0.3768 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.35 kg per square kilometre | 0.3408 kg per square kilometre | 0.3571 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
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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 — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Iceland?
- Poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Iceland was 0.3571 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6496 kg per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.107 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Iceland rank for poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content)?
- Iceland ranks 153rd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) 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 that volatilises (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 that volatilises (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 that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 that volatilises (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.