People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Iceland
Iceland: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 0 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not using safely managed 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
Iceland recorded 0 people for people not using safely managed drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Iceland peaked at 27,690 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2019.
Iceland ranks 152nd of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Iceland, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27,690 people | — |
| 2001 | 26,536 people | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 25,235 people | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 23,860 people | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 22,508 people | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 21,278 people | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 20,157 people | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 19,004 people | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 17,663 people | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 16,019 people | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 14,293 people | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 12,629 people | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 10,979 people | -13.1% |
| 2013 | 9,350 people | -14.8% |
| 2014 | 7,702 people | -17.6% |
| 2015 | 6,012 people | -21.9% |
| 2016 | 4,299 people | -28.5% |
| 2017 | 2,563 people | -40.4% |
| 2018 | 744 people | -71.0% |
| 2019 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 people | — |
| 2021 | 0 people | — |
| 2022 | 0 people | — |
| 2023 | 0 people | — |
| 2024 | 0 people | — |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 30,638 people. (68 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 199,164 people. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -100.0% | 744 people | 0 people |
| 2018 | -71.0% | 2,563 people | 744 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21,995 people | 16,019 people | 27,690 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,857 people | 0 people | 14,293 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 149 Saint Helena 84.09 people compare
- 150 Isle of Man 75.24 people compare
- 151 San Marino 0.0026 people compare
- 152 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 people compare
- 152 Gibraltar 0 people
- 152 Hong Kong 0 people compare
- 152 Hungary 0 people compare
- 152 Kuwait 0 people
- 152 Liechtenstein 0 people
- 152 Macao 0 people compare
- 152 Monaco 0 people
- 152 New Zealand 0 people compare
- 152 Saint Barthelemy 0 people compare
- 152 Singapore 0 people
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 people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Iceland?
- People not using safely managed 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 not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 27,690 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2019.
- How does Iceland rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Iceland ranks 152nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed 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 not using safely managed drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed drinking water sources either use unimproved drinking water sources or the improved sources they use are not located on their premises, not available when needed, or not free of contamination.