Sheep: Manure applied to soils that volatilises … capita volatilises in Iceland
Iceland: Sheep: Manure applied to soils that volatilises … capita volatilises was 0.356 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Iceland stood at 0.356 kg per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Iceland peaked at 1.8 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.356 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 volatilises … capita volatilises 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 | 0.9819 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1988 | 0.9088 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8579 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8324 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7662 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7219 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7167 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.7255 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.6627 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 1996 | 0.6672 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.6808 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6914 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6839 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6405 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6426 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6317 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6184 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.603 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5929 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.58 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5645 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5578 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.57 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5834 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5759 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5709 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.554 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5747 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5619 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5455 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5165 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4737 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4461 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4229 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3999 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3698 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.356 kg per person | -3.7% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.356 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0063 kg per person, 56.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.356 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0443 kg per person, 8.0× 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 | 1.12 kg per person | 0.8579 kg per person | 1.39 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7149 kg per person | 0.6627 kg per person | 0.8324 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6001 kg per person | 0.5578 kg per person | 0.6426 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5403 kg per person | 0.4461 kg per person | 0.5834 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3871 kg per person | 0.356 kg per person | 0.4229 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 2 Turkmenistan 0.7796 kg per person compare
- 3 Faroe Islands 0.559 kg per person compare
- 4 Romania 0.4649 kg per person compare
- 6 Kazakhstan 0.3392 kg per person compare
- 7 Kyrgyzstan 0.318 kg per person compare
- 8 Greece 0.2933 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 volatilises (n content), per in Iceland?
- Sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Iceland was 0.356 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.356 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Iceland rank for sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Iceland ranks 5th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per 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 volatilises (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 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 — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — 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 — 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.