Safely managed drinking water in Iceland
100.0% of people in Iceland used safely managed drinking water in 2024.
Iceland, 2024
100.0%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
World, 2024
73.7%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
99.0%
Position in 2024
8th of 148
Safely managed drinking water in Iceland over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iceland | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 100.0% | 73.7% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | 72.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | 71.5% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | 71.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 70.5% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | 69.9% |
| 2018 | 99.8% | 69.4% |
| 2017 | 99.3% | 68.8% |
| 2016 | 98.7% | 68.2% |
| 2015 | 98.2% | 67.7% |
| 2014 | 97.6% | 67.1% |
| 2013 | 97.1% | 66.5% |
| 2012 | 96.6% | 65.9% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | 65.3% |
| 2010 | 95.5% | 64.8% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | 64.3% |
| 2008 | 94.4% | 63.8% |
| 2007 | 93.9% | 63.4% |
| 2006 | 93.4% | 63.1% |
| 2005 | 92.8% | 62.8% |
| 2004 | 92.3% | 62.5% |
| 2003 | 91.8% | 62.1% |
| 2002 | 91.2% | 61.8% |
| 2001 | 90.7% | 61.5% |
| 2000 | 90.2% | 61.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 97.6%, the figure has changed by +2.4 percentage points.
- Among the 148 countries with data for 2024, Iceland has the 8th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.7%.
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Basic drinking water access
100.0%
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Municipal waste generated per person
561 kg per person
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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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Basic sanitation access
98.8%
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Level of water stress
0.4%
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