Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Iceland
Iceland: Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches was 0.011 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.011 kg per square kilometre for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Iceland peaked at 0.0199 kg per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0033 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Iceland ranks 167th 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 left … left square kilometre leaches in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0033 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0034 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0038 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0038 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0035 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0034 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0042 kg per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1968 | 0.004 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0052 kg per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 1970 | 0.005 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.005 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0061 kg per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0069 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0077 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0083 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0076 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0106 kg per square kilometre | +39.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0099 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0133 kg per square kilometre | +34.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0127 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0113 kg per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0136 kg per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0148 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0154 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0199 kg per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0173 kg per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0135 kg per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0127 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0127 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0144 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0125 kg per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0115 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 0.008 kg per square kilometre | -30.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0069 kg per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0067 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0067 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0064 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0071 kg per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0067 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0077 kg per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0055 kg per square kilometre | -28.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0069 kg per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0073 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0068 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0073 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0075 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0075 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0074 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0089 kg per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0075 kg per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0116 kg per square kilometre | +53.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0101 kg per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0079 kg per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0083 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0083 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0085 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0087 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0113 kg per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0109 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0108 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0105 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0108 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.011 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.011 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.44 kg per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.011 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6679 kg per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0038 kg per square kilometre | 0.0033 kg per square kilometre | 0.0052 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.008 kg per square kilometre | 0.005 kg per square kilometre | 0.0133 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0144 kg per square kilometre | 0.0113 kg per square kilometre | 0.0199 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0087 kg per square kilometre | 0.0064 kg per square kilometre | 0.0144 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0073 kg per square kilometre | 0.0055 kg per square kilometre | 0.0089 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0093 kg per square kilometre | 0.0075 kg per square kilometre | 0.0116 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0107 kg per square kilometre | 0.0105 kg per square kilometre | 0.011 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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 0.011 kg per square kilometre 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 0.0199 kg per square kilometre 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 0.0033 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Iceland rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per?
- Iceland ranks 167th 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 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 left on pasture that leaches (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 left on pasture that leaches (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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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 left on pasture that leaches (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.