Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.5339 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Iceland stood at 0.5339 kg per person. 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 — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Iceland peaked at 2.7 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.5339 kg per person, in 2023.
Iceland ranks 5th 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita 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 | -8.0% |
| 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 | 0.994 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 | 0.9608 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9639 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9475 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9276 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9044 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8894 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8701 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8468 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8367 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8549 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8752 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8638 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8564 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.831 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8621 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8428 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8182 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7747 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7105 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6692 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6343 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5998 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5547 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5339 kg per person | -3.7% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.5339 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0095 kg per person, 56.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.5339 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0664 kg per person, 8.0× 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 | 0.994 kg per person | 1.25 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9002 kg per person | 0.8367 kg per person | 0.9639 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8104 kg per person | 0.6692 kg per person | 0.8752 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5807 kg per person | 0.5339 kg per person | 0.6343 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 2 Turkmenistan 1.17 kg per person compare
- 3 Faroe Islands 0.8385 kg per person compare
- 4 Romania 0.6973 kg per person compare
- 6 Kazakhstan 0.5088 kg per person compare
- 7 Kyrgyzstan 0.477 kg per person compare
- 8 Greece 0.4399 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 — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Iceland?
- Sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Iceland was 0.5339 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5339 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Iceland rank for sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Iceland ranks 5th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (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 — 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 — 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — 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 — 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.