Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita was 0.0096 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, poultry birds — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Iceland stood at 0.0096 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Iceland peaked at 0.0276 kg per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0058 kg per person, in 1966.
Iceland ranks 160th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0061 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0063 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0068 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0067 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.006 kg per person | -9.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0058 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0071 kg per person | +21.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0066 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0086 kg per person | +30.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0082 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0081 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0098 kg per person | +20.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0109 kg per person | +10.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0119 kg per person | +9.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0127 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0115 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 1977 | 0.016 kg per person | +38.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0148 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0197 kg per person | +33.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0187 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0163 kg per person | -12.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0195 kg per person | +19.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0209 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0215 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0276 kg per person | +28.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0238 kg per person | -13.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0183 kg per person | -22.8% |
| 1988 | 0.017 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0168 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0189 kg per person | +12.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0162 kg per person | -14.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0148 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0101 kg per person | -31.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0087 kg per person | -14.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0083 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0084 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0079 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0086 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0081 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0091 kg per person | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0064 kg per person | -29.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0081 kg per person | +26.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0084 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0078 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0082 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0082 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.008 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0078 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0093 kg per person | +19.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0079 kg per person | -14.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0121 kg per person | +53.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0106 kg per person | -12.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0082 kg per person | -22.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0084 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0084 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0085 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0084 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0108 kg per person | +27.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0102 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0099 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0094 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0095 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0096 kg per person | +0.7% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0096 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0356 kg per person, 27% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0096 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0291 kg per person, 33% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0067 kg per person | 0.0058 kg per person | 0.0086 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0124 kg per person | 0.0081 kg per person | 0.0197 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.02 kg per person | 0.0163 kg per person | 0.0276 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.011 kg per person | 0.0079 kg per person | 0.0189 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0081 kg per person | 0.0064 kg per person | 0.0093 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0094 kg per person | 0.0079 kg per person | 0.0121 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0096 kg per person | 0.0094 kg per person | 0.0099 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 157 Switzerland 0.0135 kg per person compare
- 158 Bulgaria 0.0135 kg per person compare
- 159 North Macedonia 0.0107 kg per person compare
- 161 Czechia 0.0081 kg per person compare
- 162 Slovakia 0.0077 kg per person compare
- 163 Papua New Guinea 0.006 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 — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Iceland?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Iceland was 0.0096 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0276 kg per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0058 kg per person in 1966.
- How does Iceland rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita?
- Iceland ranks 160th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture (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 — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture (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 — Manure left on pasture (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture 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
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture (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.