Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) in Iceland
Iceland: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) was 0.3566 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in Iceland is 0.3566 kg per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure 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 volatilises (n) in Iceland peaked at 1.8 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.3566 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 volatilises (N) in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.8 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.76 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 1.62 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1964 | 1.51 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 1965 | 1.53 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 1.67 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 1967 | 1.65 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 1.59 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 1.56 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 1.48 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1971 | 1.38 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 1972 | 1.45 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 1.51 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 1.52 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 1.53 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 1.51 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 1.52 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 1.55 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 1.53 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 1.35 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 1981 | 1.39 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 1.24 kg per person | -10.9% |
| 1983 | 1.16 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1984 | 1.15 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 1.14 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 1.07 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.9821 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1988 | 0.9089 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8581 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8326 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7664 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 0.722 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7169 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.7257 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.6629 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 1996 | 0.6673 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.681 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6917 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6841 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6407 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6428 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6319 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6186 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6031 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5931 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5803 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5647 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5581 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5703 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5838 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5763 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5713 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5544 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5751 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5623 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5459 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.517 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4743 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4467 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4235 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4005 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3705 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3566 kg per person | -3.7% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.3566 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0066 kg per person, 53.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.3566 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0455 kg per person, 7.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.63 kg per person | 1.51 kg per person | 1.8 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.5 kg per person | 1.38 kg per person | 1.55 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.13 kg per person | 0.8581 kg per person | 1.39 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7151 kg per person | 0.6629 kg per person | 0.8326 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6004 kg per person | 0.5581 kg per person | 0.6428 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5407 kg per person | 0.4467 kg per person | 0.5838 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3878 kg per person | 0.3566 kg per person | 0.4235 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 2 Turkmenistan 0.8791 kg per person compare
- 3 Faroe Islands 0.559 kg per person compare
- 4 Romania 0.4863 kg per person compare
- 6 Kazakhstan 0.3518 kg per person compare
- 7 Kyrgyzstan 0.332 kg per person compare
- 8 Greece 0.3312 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 volatilises (n) in Iceland?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in Iceland was 0.3566 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3566 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Iceland rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n)?
- Iceland ranks 5th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) 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 volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.