Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 13.85 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Iceland is 13.85 kg per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Iceland peaked at 70.08 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 13.85 kg per person, in 2023.
Iceland ranks 10th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 70.08 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 68.46 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 63 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1964 | 58.63 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 1965 | 59.63 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 65.15 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 1967 | 64.15 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 61.91 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 60.68 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 57.44 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1971 | 53.7 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 1972 | 56.57 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 58.72 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 59.14 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 59.62 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 58.81 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 59.08 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 60.33 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 59.38 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 52.55 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 1981 | 53.99 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 48.11 kg per person | -10.9% |
| 1983 | 45.21 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1984 | 44.9 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 44.21 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 41.8 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 38.21 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1988 | 35.36 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1989 | 33.38 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 32.39 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 29.81 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1992 | 28.09 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 27.89 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 28.23 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 25.79 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 1996 | 25.96 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 26.49 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 26.9 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 26.61 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 24.92 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 25 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 24.58 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 24.06 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 23.46 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 23.07 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 22.57 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 21.97 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 21.71 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 22.18 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 22.7 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 22.41 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 22.22 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 21.56 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 22.36 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 21.86 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 21.22 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 20.1 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 18.43 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 17.36 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 16.45 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 15.56 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 14.39 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 13.85 kg per person | -3.7% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 13.85 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8254 kg per person, 16.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 13.85 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.7 kg per person, 5.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.52 kg per person | 58.63 kg per person | 70.08 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 58.28 kg per person | 53.7 kg per person | 60.33 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.77 kg per person | 33.38 kg per person | 53.99 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.82 kg per person | 25.79 kg per person | 32.39 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.35 kg per person | 21.71 kg per person | 25 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.02 kg per person | 17.36 kg per person | 22.7 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.06 kg per person | 13.85 kg per person | 16.45 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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- 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 sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Iceland?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Iceland was 13.85 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 70.08 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.85 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Iceland rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Iceland ranks 10th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. 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 Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (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.