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
44th
of 44 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 44th out of 44 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.
Water exploitation index, plus in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.1% | — |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +28.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +30.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.9%, 8% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.0%, 7% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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 44th out of 44 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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