Renewable internal freshwater per person in Iceland
Iceland had 445,023 cubic metres of renewable internal freshwater per person in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Iceland, 2022
445,023
Change from 2021
−2.5%
World, 2022
5,393 m³ per person
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2022
4,603 m³ per person
Position in 2022
1st of 181
Renewable internal freshwater per person in Iceland over time
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Cubic metres per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iceland | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 445,023 m³ per person | 5,393 m³ per person |
| 2021 | 456,351 m³ per person | 5,431 m³ per person |
| 2020 | 463,894 m³ per person | 5,476 m³ per person |
| 2019 | 471,485 m³ per person | 5,531 m³ per person |
| 2018 | 481,967 m³ per person | 5,589 m³ per person |
| 2017 | 495,050 m³ per person | 5,650 m³ per person |
| 2016 | 506,799 m³ per person | 5,714 m³ per person |
| 2015 | 513,882 m³ per person | 5,781 m³ per person |
| 2014 | 519,265 m³ per person | 5,850 m³ per person |
| 2013 | 525,074 m³ per person | 5,922 m³ per person |
| 2012 | 530,064 m³ per person | 5,995 m³ per person |
| 2011 | 532,892 m³ per person | 6,107 m³ per person |
| 2010 | 534,522 m³ per person | 6,182 m³ per person |
| 2009 | 533,754 m³ per person | 6,257 m³ per person |
| 2008 | 535,578 m³ per person | 6,336 m³ per person |
| 2007 | 545,631 m³ per person | 6,416 m³ per person |
| 2006 | 559,612 m³ per person | 6,497 m³ per person |
| 2005 | 572,904 m³ per person | 6,586 m³ per person |
| 2004 | 582,044 m³ per person | 6,670 m³ per person |
| 2003 | 587,177 m³ per person | 6,757 m³ per person |
| 2002 | 591,257 m³ per person | 6,844 m³ per person |
| 2001 | 596,558 m³ per person | 6,935 m³ per person |
| 2000 | 604,541 m³ per person | 7,028 m³ per person |
| 1999 | 612,875 m³ per person | 7,124 m³ per person |
| 1998 | 620,332 m³ per person | 7,225 m³ per person |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −2.5% from 456,351 m³ per person in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 530,064 m³ per person, the figure has changed by −16.0%.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2022, Iceland has the highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 5,393 m³ per person.
More for Iceland
All statistics for Iceland
Level of water stress
0.4%
2022 · World Bank
Basic drinking water access
100.0%
2024 · World Bank
Municipal waste generated per person
561 kg per person
2024 · Eurostat
Recycling rate of municipal waste
44.7%
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Total waste generated per person
2,864 kg per person
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Safely managed drinking water
100.0%
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