Environment in Iceland 132 indicators covering environment for Iceland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Emissions of ozone-depleting substances 0 ODP tonnes 2021 — 1st Consumption of ozone-depleting substances 0 ODP tonnes 2021 — 140th Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st People using at least a basic drinking water source 393,396 people 2024 up 20.1% 174th People not using improved drinking water sources 0 people 2024 — 182nd Share of population not using improved drinking water sources 0.0% 2024 — 182nd Share of the population using improved water sources 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 10.6 Mt CO2e 2023 down 6.2% 122nd Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st People in rural areas not using an improved water source 0 people 2024 — 138th Change in the consumption of ozone-depleting substances 0 2021 — 135th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop 6.35 Mt CO2e 2023 down 0.7% 39th Share of land covered by forest 0.6% 2025 up 15.5% 204th Land use 121,000 hectares 2023 down 0.2% 153rd Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 49,470 hectares 2025 up 18.8% 119th Share using safely managed drinking water 100.0% 2024 up 2.4% 1st People not using safely managed drinking water sources 0 people 2024 down 100.0% 152nd Drinking water service usage 100.0% 2024 up 2.4% 1st Forest rents 0.0% 2021 down 72.0% 183rd Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 75.91 2022 up 38.1% 49th Exported deforestation 0 hectares 2023 — 150th Imported deforestation 149.22 hectares 2023 down 18.5% 154th Deforestation embedded in trade 149.22 hectares 2023 down 18.5% 119th Consumption-based deforestation per person 3.85 square meters 2023 down 31.9% 88th Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 19.6% 2024 up 7.0% 195th Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas 40.7% 2024 up 25.2% 106th Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas 16.1% 2024 up 10.7% 146th Share of global plastic waste imports 0.0% 2024 down 94.5% 135th Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports 0.0036 kilograms 2024 down 98.6% 130th Drinking water usage in urban areas 0 people 2024 — 84th People using improved drinking water sources 0 people 2024 down 100.0% 193rd Drinking water services 0 people 2024 — 119th Drinking water services in rural areas 0 people 2024 — 106th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -0.5645 Mt CO2e 2023 down 53.0% 53rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 0.0002 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 133rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land -0.4034 Mt CO2e 2023 down 27.7% 152nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 7.32 Mt CO2e 2023 up 3.4% 9th Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 35.9% 2024 unchanged 110th Plastic waste exports 7,721 tonnes 2024 up 74.5% 49th Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources 0.4% 2022 down 2.5% 170th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 — 92nd PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 — 123rd PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 166th Forest certified for sustainable use 0 thousands of hectares 2024 — 85th Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group 0.0036 kilograms 2024 down 98.6% 124th Share of plastic waste exports 0.2% 2024 up 657.6% 47th Ozone (O₃) concentration 45 ppb 2015 unchanged 143rd Above-ground forest biomass 23.66 tonnes per hectare 2020 up 51.4% 193rd Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas 6.2 micrograms per cubic meter 2019 down 16.6% 214th Share of global annual deforestation 0.0% 2020 — 78th Share of forest area within protected areas 1.3% 2017 up 1.6% 147th Annual forest expansion 960 hectares per year 2020 up 6.7% 62nd Share of annual global forest expansion 0.0% 2020 up 32.4% 62nd Annual afforestation 920 hectares per year 2020 up 7.0% 47th Annual deforestation as a share of forest area 0.0% 2020 — 78th Total amount donated for biodiversity conservation in developing countries 11.36 million millions of constant united states dollars 2023 up 59.6% 22nd ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →