Water exploitation index, plus in Iceland
Iceland: Water exploitation index, plus was 0.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
36th
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2016
All-time low
0.1%
in 2009
Years of data
21
2003–2023
Water exploitation index, plus in Iceland, 2003–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.1% for water exploitation index, plus in 2023.
The figure is up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water exploitation index, plus in Iceland peaked at 0.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2009.
That places Iceland 36th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4 |
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 water exploitation index, plus in Iceland?
- Water exploitation index, plus in Iceland was 0.1% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest water exploitation index, plus recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest water exploitation index, plus recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2009.
- How does Iceland rank for water exploitation index, plus?
- Iceland ranks 36th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is water exploitation index, plus rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Water exploitation index, plus (WEI+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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