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Water resources per capita — Iceland

Water resources per capita in Iceland in 2022 — 445,023 m³/person. Ranked 1 in the world out of 181. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 53.1%.

2022 445,023 m³/person −2.48% vs 2021
World rank 1of 181
Period maximum 949,567 m³/person1961
Period minimum 445,023 m³/person2022

Trend over time

1961–2022 · m³ per capita

Water resources per capita — Iceland, 1961–2022400,000600,000800,0001,000,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720221961: 949,567 m³/person1963: 915,687 m³/person1965: 884,100 m³/person1967: 855,342 m³/person1969: 835,919 m³/person1971: 824,850 m³/person1973: 800,690 m³/person1975: 779,892 m³/person1977: 766,460 m³/person1979: 753,095 m³/person1981: 736,712 m³/person1983: 717,369 m³/person1985: 704,211 m³/person1987: 691,453 m³/person1989: 672,330 m³/person1991: 659,434 m³/person1993: 644,611 m³/person1995: 635,590 m³/person1997: 627,010 m³/person1999: 612,875 m³/person2001: 596,558 m³/person2003: 587,177 m³/person2005: 572,904 m³/person2007: 545,631 m³/person2009: 533,754 m³/person2011: 532,892 m³/person2013: 525,074 m³/person2015: 513,882 m³/person2017: 495,050 m³/person2019: 471,485 m³/person2021: 456,351 m³/person2022: 445,023 m³/person
Change over the period: −504,544 (−53.13%) Average annual rate: -1.23 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iceland

Iceland 445,023 m³/person
World 5,393 m³/person
Europe & Central Asia 7,674 m³/person
Northern Europe computed 10,077 m³/person
High-income countries computed 10,978 m³/person
Water resources per capita — Iceland, by year Iceland All countries CSV XLSX
Year m³/person Change Change, %
2022 445,023 −11,329 −2.48%
2021 456,351 −7,543 −1.63%
2020 463,894 −7,591 −1.61%
2019 471,485 −10,482 −2.17%
2018 481,967 −13,082 −2.64%
2017 495,050 −11,749 −2.32%
2016 506,799 −7,084 −1.38%
2015 513,882 −5,382 −1.04%
2014 519,265 −5,809 −1.11%
2013 525,074 −4,990 −0.94%
2012 530,064 −2,828 −0.53%
2011 532,892 −1,630 −0.31%
2010 534,522 +769 +0.14%
2009 533,754 −1,825 −0.34%
2008 535,578 −10,053 −1.84%
2007 545,631 −13,981 −2.5%
2006 559,612 −13,292 −2.32%
2005 572,904 −9,141 −1.57%
2004 582,044 −5,132 −0.87%
2003 587,177 −4,080 −0.69%
2002 591,257 −5,301 −0.89%
2001 596,558 −7,983 −1.32%
2000 604,541 −8,334 −1.36%
1999 612,875 −7,456 −1.2%
1998 620,332 −6,679 −1.07%
1997 627,010 −5,158 −0.82%
1996 632,168 −3,422 −0.54%
1995 635,590 −3,457 −0.54%
1994 639,047 −5,564 −0.86%
1993 644,611 −6,588 −1.01%
1992 651,199 −8,235 −1.25%
1991 659,434 −7,688 −1.15%
1990 667,122 −5,208 −0.77%
1989 672,330 −8,378 −1.23%
1988 680,708 −10,745 −1.55%
1987 691,453 −7,617 −1.09%
1986 699,071 −5,140 −0.73%
1985 704,211 −5,569 −0.78%
1984 709,780 −7,590 −1.06%
1983 717,369 −9,561 −1.32%
1982 726,931 −9,781 −1.33%
1981 736,712 −8,451 −1.13%
1980 745,163 −7,932 −1.05%
1979 753,095 −7,405 −0.97%
1978 760,500 −5,959 −0.78%
1977 766,460 −5,727 −0.74%
1976 772,187 −7,705 −0.99%
1975 779,892 −10,038 −1.27%
1974 789,930 −10,760 −1.34%
1973 800,690 −12,175 −1.5%
1972 812,864 −11,986 −1.45%
1971 824,850 −6,698 −0.81%
1970 831,548 −4,371 −0.52%
1969 835,919 −7,804 −0.92%
1968 843,723 −11,619 −1.36%
1967 855,342 −13,912 −1.6%
1966 869,254 −14,846 −1.68%
1965 884,100 −15,452 −1.72%
1964 899,552 −16,135 −1.76%
1963 915,687 −16,443 −1.76%
1962 932,130 −17,437 −1.84%
1961 949,567 — —

Northern Europe, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

IS Iceland 445,023 NO Norway 70,000 FI Finland 19,258 SE Sweden 16,306 EE Estonia 9,423 IE Ireland 9,400 LV Latvia 9,014 LT Lithuania 5,460 GB United Kingdom 2,144 DK Denmark 1,016
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About the indicator

Internal renewable water resources divided by the population. This is the conventional measure of water scarcity: below 1,700 cubic meters per person a year indicates water stress, below 1,000 scarcity, and below 500 absolute scarcity. The value falls even where the water itself does not diminish — simply from population growth — and the series shows which countries are entering scarcity demographically.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its water resources divided by all of its population. The thresholds of 1,700, 1,000 and 500 m³ are widely used benchmarks, not an official classification.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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