Population using at least basic sanitation services in Iceland
Iceland: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 174 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2000
All-time low
100.0%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Iceland, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 100.0% for population using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Iceland peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2000.
That places Iceland 1st out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
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 population using at least basic sanitation services in Iceland?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Iceland was 100.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- How does Iceland rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Iceland ranks 1st out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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