Poultry Birds: Manure left on pasture … left capita leaches in Iceland
Iceland: Poultry Birds: Manure left on pasture … left capita leaches was 0.0029 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Iceland is 0.0029 kg per person, measured 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 — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Iceland peaked at 0.0083 kg per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 kg per person, in 1966.
That places Iceland 160th 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: Manure left on pasture … left capita leaches in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0018 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0019 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.002 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 1964 | 0.002 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0018 kg per person | -9.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0017 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0021 kg per person | +21.6% |
| 1968 | 0.002 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0026 kg per person | +30.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0025 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0024 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0029 kg per person | +20.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0033 kg per person | +10.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0036 kg per person | +9.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0038 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0035 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0048 kg per person | +38.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0044 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0059 kg per person | +33.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0056 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0049 kg per person | -12.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0058 kg per person | +19.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0063 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0065 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0083 kg per person | +28.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0071 kg per person | -13.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0055 kg per person | -22.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0051 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1989 | 0.005 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0057 kg per person | +12.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0049 kg per person | -14.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0044 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 1993 | 0.003 kg per person | -31.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0026 kg per person | -14.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0025 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0025 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0024 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0026 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0024 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0027 kg per person | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0019 kg per person | -29.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0024 kg per person | +26.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0025 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0023 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0025 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0025 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0024 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0023 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0028 kg per person | +19.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0024 kg per person | -14.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0036 kg per person | +53.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0032 kg per person | -12.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0025 kg per person | -22.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0025 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0025 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0025 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0025 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0032 kg per person | +27.3% |
| 2019 | 0.003 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.003 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0028 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0028 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0029 kg per person | +0.7% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0029 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0107 kg per person, 27% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0029 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0087 kg per person, 33% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.002 kg per person | 0.0017 kg per person | 0.0026 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0037 kg per person | 0.0024 kg per person | 0.0059 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.006 kg per person | 0.0049 kg per person | 0.0083 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0033 kg per person | 0.0024 kg per person | 0.0057 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0024 kg per person | 0.0019 kg per person | 0.0028 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0028 kg per person | 0.0024 kg per person | 0.0036 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0029 kg per person | 0.0028 kg per person | 0.003 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 157 Switzerland 0.0041 kg per person compare
- 158 Bulgaria 0.004 kg per person compare
- 159 North Macedonia 0.0032 kg per person compare
- 161 Czechia 0.0024 kg per person compare
- 162 Slovakia 0.0023 kg per person compare
- 163 Papua New Guinea 0.0018 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 that leaches (n content), per in Iceland?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Iceland was 0.0029 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0083 kg per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 kg per person in 1966.
- How does Iceland rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per?
- Iceland ranks 160th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per 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 that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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 that leaches (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.