People using at least basic sanitation services in Iceland
Iceland: People using at least basic sanitation services was 98.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic sanitation services in Iceland, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 98.8% for people using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Iceland peaked at 98.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 98.8%, in 2024.
Iceland ranks 62nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.8% | 98.8% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 98.8% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 98.8% | 98.8% | 5 |
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More health data for Iceland
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 2,668 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 2,599 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 2,468 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 2,660 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 2,511 (2025)
- Population, female 48.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 2,561 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 68,741 (2025)
- Population, male 201,062 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 26.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Iceland?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Iceland was 98.8% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.8% in 2024.
- How does Iceland rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Iceland ranks 62nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.