Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Iceland
Iceland: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) was 0.535 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.535 kg per person for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) 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 and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Iceland peaked at 2.7 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.535 kg per person, in 2023.
That places Iceland 5th out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.7 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 2.64 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 2.43 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1964 | 2.26 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 1965 | 2.3 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 2.51 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 1967 | 2.47 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 2.39 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 2.34 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 2.21 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1971 | 2.07 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 1972 | 2.18 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 2.26 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 2.28 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 2.3 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 2.27 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 2.28 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 2.33 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 2.29 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 2.03 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 1981 | 2.08 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 1.85 kg per person | -10.9% |
| 1983 | 1.74 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1984 | 1.73 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 1.7 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 1.61 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 1.47 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1988 | 1.36 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1989 | 1.29 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 1.25 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 1.15 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 1.08 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 1.08 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 1.09 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9943 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 1996 | 1 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.02 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 1.04 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.03 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9611 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9642 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9478 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9279 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9047 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8897 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8704 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8471 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8371 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8554 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8757 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8644 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.857 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8316 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8627 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8435 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8189 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7755 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7114 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6701 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6353 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6008 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5557 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.535 kg per person | -3.7% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.535 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.01 kg per person, 53.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.535 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0682 kg per person, 7.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.45 kg per person | 2.26 kg per person | 2.7 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.25 kg per person | 2.07 kg per person | 2.33 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.69 kg per person | 1.29 kg per person | 2.08 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.07 kg per person | 0.9943 kg per person | 1.25 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9005 kg per person | 0.8371 kg per person | 0.9642 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8111 kg per person | 0.6701 kg per person | 0.8757 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5817 kg per person | 0.535 kg per person | 0.6353 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 2 Turkmenistan 1.32 kg per person compare
- 3 Faroe Islands 0.8385 kg per person compare
- 4 Romania 0.7295 kg per person compare
- 6 Kazakhstan 0.5277 kg per person compare
- 7 Kyrgyzstan 0.498 kg per person compare
- 8 Greece 0.4969 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 sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Iceland?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Iceland was 0.535 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.535 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Iceland rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
- Iceland ranks 5th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) 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 and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils 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.
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils 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
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils 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.