Municipal water withdrawal in Iceland
Iceland: Municipal water withdrawal was 80.00 million billion m³ per year in 2015. ▼ Falling
Municipal water withdrawal in Iceland, 1980–2015
Source: FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in billion m³ per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal water withdrawal in Iceland is 80.00 million billion m³ per year, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water withdrawal in Iceland peaked at 98.00 million billion m³ per year in 1985 and was at its lowest, 80.00 million billion m³ per year, in 2015.
That places Iceland 32nd out of 35 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 96.00 million billion m³ per year | 94.00 million billion m³ per year | 98.00 million billion m³ per year | 2 |
| 1990s | 87.00 million billion m³ per year | 87.00 million billion m³ per year | 87.00 million billion m³ per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 81.00 million billion m³ per year | 81.00 million billion m³ per year | 81.00 million billion m³ per year | 2 |
| 2010s | 87.00 million billion m³ per year | 80.00 million billion m³ per year | 94.00 million billion m³ per year | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More environment data for Iceland
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 4.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 11.08 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.2793 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0015 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.4807 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0021 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.194 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal water withdrawal in Iceland?
- Municipal water withdrawal in Iceland was 80.00 million billion m³ per year in 2015, according to FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 98.00 million billion m³ per year in 1985.
- What is the lowest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.00 million billion m³ per year in 2015.
- How does Iceland rank for municipal water withdrawal?
- Iceland ranks 32nd out of 35 countries with data for 2015.
- Is municipal water withdrawal rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal water withdrawal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total water withdrawal for municipal (domestic) purposes, measured in cubic metres (m³) per year. Municipal water is the annual quantity of water withdrawn primarily for the direct use by the population.