People using improved drinking water sources in Iceland
Iceland: People using improved drinking water sources was 0 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 people
World rank
193rd
of 231 countries
All-time high
0.0137 people
in 2012
All-time low
0 people
in 2001
Years of data
25
2000–2024
People using improved drinking water sources in Iceland, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using improved drinking water sources in Iceland is 0 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Iceland peaked at 0.0137 people in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2001.
That places Iceland 193rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People using improved drinking water sources in Iceland, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0089 people | — |
| 2001 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0 people | — |
| 2003 | 0 people | — |
| 2004 | 0.0007 people | — |
| 2005 | 0.0042 people | +470.8% |
| 2006 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 0 people | — |
| 2008 | 0 people | — |
| 2009 | 0.0024 people | — |
| 2010 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0 people | — |
| 2012 | 0.0137 people | — |
| 2013 | 0.0036 people | -73.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0066 people | +83.8% |
| 2015 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0 people | — |
| 2017 | 0 people | — |
| 2018 | 0.0114 people | — |
| 2019 | 0.0107 people | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.013 people | +22.0% |
| 2021 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0029 people | — |
| 2023 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0 people | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0016 people | 0 people | 0.0089 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0046 people | 0 people | 0.0137 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0032 people | 0 people | 0.013 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 190 Denmark 0.0127 people compare
- 191 Uruguay 0.0026 people compare
- 192 San Marino 0.0013 people compare
- 193 American Samoa 0 people compare
- 193 Andorra 0 people compare
- 193 Belgium 0 people compare
- 193 Bermuda 0 people
- 193 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 people compare
- 193 Brunei Darussalam 0 people compare
- 193 Curaçao 0 people compare
- 193 Faroe Islands 0 people
- 193 French Polynesia 0 people
- 193 Germany 0 people compare
- 193 Gibraltar 0 people
- 193 Greece 0 people compare
- 193 Greenland 0 people
- 193 Grenada 0 people compare
- 193 Hong Kong, China 0 people compare
- 193 Hungary 0 people compare
- 193 Iraq 0 people compare
- 193 Isle of Man 0 people compare
- 193 Kuwait 0 people
- 193 Lebanon 0 people compare
- 193 Liechtenstein 0 people
- 193 Luxembourg 0 people compare
- 193 Macau, China 0 people
- 193 Malta 0 people compare
- 193 Monaco 0 people
- 193 Netherlands 0 people compare
- 193 New Zealand 0 people compare
- 193 Northern Mariana Islands 0 people compare
- 193 Norway 0 people compare
- 193 Palestine, State of 0 people compare
- 193 Puerto Rico 0 people compare
- 193 Saint Barthelemy 0 people compare
- 193 Singapore 0 people
- 193 Slovakia 0 people compare
- 193 Republic of Korea 0 people compare
- 193 Thailand 0 people compare
- 193 Tokelau 0 people compare
- 193 United Arab Emirates 0 people 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)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2016)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Iceland?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Iceland was 0 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0137 people in 2012.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2001.
- How does Iceland rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Iceland ranks 193rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.