Annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Iceland
Iceland: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total was 0.29 billion cubic meters in 2022. ▲ Rising
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Iceland, 1980–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in billion cubic meters.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.29 billion cubic meters for annual freshwater withdrawals, total in 2022.
The figure is down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Iceland peaked at 0.294 billion cubic meters in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.108 billion cubic meters, in 1980.
Iceland ranks 143rd of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1218 billion cubic meters | 0.108 billion cubic meters | 0.156 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1656 billion cubic meters | 0.1635 billion cubic meters | 0.167 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1892 billion cubic meters | 0.163 billion cubic meters | 0.2468 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2812 billion cubic meters | 0.26 billion cubic meters | 0.294 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.29 billion cubic meters | 0.29 billion cubic meters | 0.29 billion cubic meters | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 140 Palestine 0.3348 billion cubic meters compare
- 141 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.312 billion cubic meters compare
- 142 Lithuania 0.3004 billion cubic meters compare
- 144 Burundi 0.2801 billion cubic meters compare
- 145 Qatar 0.25 billion cubic meters compare
- 146 Cyprus 0.223 billion cubic meters compare
- 146 Togo 0.223 billion cubic meters compare
More climate change data for Iceland
- Population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Population, total 392,404 (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Urban population 369,715 (2025)
- Urban population 94.2% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 0.2% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 20.9% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 2.9% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Iceland?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Iceland was 0.29 billion cubic meters in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest annual freshwater withdrawals, total recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.294 billion cubic meters in 2012.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, total recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.108 billion cubic meters in 1980.
- How does Iceland rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, total?
- Iceland ranks 143rd out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, total rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture and industry are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production and for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes.