Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Iceland
Iceland: Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services was 100 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Iceland, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Iceland is 100 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Iceland peaked at 100 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 90 %, in 2000.
That places Iceland 1st out of 133 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 90 % | — |
| 2001 | 91 % | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 91 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 92 % | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 92 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 93 % | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 93 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 94 % | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 94 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 95 % | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 96 % | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 96 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 97 % | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 97 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98 % | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 98 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99 % | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 99 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100 % | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100 % | +0.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 100 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 98 %, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 100 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.5 %, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.5 % | 90 % | 95 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 98 % | 96 % | 100 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 1 Belgium 100 % compare
- 1 China, Hong Kong SAR 100 % compare
- 1 China, Macao SAR 100 % compare
- 1 Cyprus 100 % compare
- 1 Denmark 100 % compare
- 1 Finland 100 % compare
- 1 France 100 % compare
- 1 Germany 100 % compare
- 1 Hungary 100 % compare
- 1 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 94 % compare
- 1 Israel 100 % compare
- 1 Kuwait 100 % compare
- 1 Luxembourg 100 % compare
- 1 Malta 100 % compare
- 1 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 100 % compare
- 1 New Zealand 100 % compare
- 1 Singapore 100 % compare
- 1 Slovakia 100 % compare
- 1 Slovenia 100 % compare
- 1 Spain 100 % compare
- 1 Sweden 100 % compare
- 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 100 % compare
- 3 Republic of Moldova 76 % compare
- 4 Polynesia 71 % 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 percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Iceland?
- Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Iceland was 100 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 100 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 90 % in 2000.
- How does Iceland rank for percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services?
- Iceland ranks 1st out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.