Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises in Iceland
Iceland: Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises was 0.0073 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Iceland stood at 0.0073 kg per square kilometre.
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 volatilises (n content) in Iceland peaked at 0.0133 kg per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 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 volatilises in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0022 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0023 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0025 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0025 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0023 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0023 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0028 kg per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0026 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0035 kg per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0034 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0033 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0041 kg per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0046 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0051 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0055 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0051 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0071 kg per square kilometre | +39.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0066 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0089 kg per square kilometre | +34.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0085 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0075 kg per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0091 kg per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0099 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0103 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0133 kg per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0115 kg per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1987 | 0.009 kg per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0085 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0085 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0096 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0083 kg per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0077 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0053 kg per square kilometre | -30.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0046 kg per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0045 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0045 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0042 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0047 kg per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0045 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0051 kg per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0036 kg per square kilometre | -28.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0046 kg per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0049 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0046 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0049 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.005 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.005 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0049 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0059 kg per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2010 | 0.005 kg per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0077 kg per square kilometre | +53.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0068 kg per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0053 kg per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0055 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0056 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0057 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0058 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0075 kg per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0073 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0072 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.007 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0072 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0073 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0073 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9621 kg per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0073 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4453 kg per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0026 kg per square kilometre | 0.0022 kg per square kilometre | 0.0035 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0054 kg per square kilometre | 0.0033 kg per square kilometre | 0.0089 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0096 kg per square kilometre | 0.0075 kg per square kilometre | 0.0133 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0058 kg per square kilometre | 0.0042 kg per square kilometre | 0.0096 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0048 kg per square kilometre | 0.0036 kg per square kilometre | 0.0059 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0062 kg per square kilometre | 0.005 kg per square kilometre | 0.0077 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0072 kg per square kilometre | 0.007 kg per square kilometre | 0.0073 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 volatilises (n content) in Iceland?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Iceland was 0.0073 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0133 kg per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Iceland rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content)?
- Iceland ranks 167th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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.