Monitoring of sustainable tourism in Iceland
Iceland: Monitoring of sustainable tourism was 8 tables in 2022. ▲ Rising
Monitoring of sustainable tourism in Iceland, 2008–2022
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tables.
Analysis
The most recent figure for monitoring of sustainable tourism in Iceland is 8 tables, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, monitoring of sustainable tourism in Iceland peaked at 8 tables in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1 tables, in 2008.
That places Iceland 6th out of 176 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Monitoring of sustainable tourism in Iceland, year by year
| Year | tables | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 tables | — |
| 2009 | 8 tables | +700.0% |
| 2010 | 8 tables | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 tables | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 tables | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 tables | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8 tables | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 tables | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 tables | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 tables | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8 tables | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 tables | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8 tables | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8 tables | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8 tables | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5 tables | 1 tables | 8 tables | 2 |
| 2010s | 8 tables | 8 tables | 8 tables | 10 |
| 2020s | 8 tables | 8 tables | 8 tables | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 6 Azerbaijan 8 tables compare
- 6 Kazakhstan 8 tables compare
- 6 Romania 8 tables compare
More health data for Iceland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2085)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4982 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,358 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1533 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0283 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.1097 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monitoring of sustainable tourism in Iceland?
- Monitoring of sustainable tourism in Iceland was 8 tables in 2022, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest monitoring of sustainable tourism recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 8 tables in 2009.
- What is the lowest monitoring of sustainable tourism recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 tables in 2008.
- How does Iceland rank for monitoring of sustainable tourism?
- Iceland ranks 6th out of 176 countries with data for 2022.
- Is monitoring of sustainable tourism rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Monitoring of sustainable tourism. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of standardized data tables implemented within the Tourism Satellite Account (TSA) and System of Environmental and Economic Accounts (SEEA) to track tourism's economic and environmental impacts.