Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Iceland
Iceland: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 0.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Iceland, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Iceland is 0.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Iceland peaked at 0.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
That places Iceland 184th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 4 |
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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)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2021)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth -100 % change on previous year (2017)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Iceland?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Iceland was 0.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Iceland rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Iceland ranks 184th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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