Arrears on utility bills in Iceland
Iceland: Arrears on utility bills was 3.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Arrears on utility bills in Iceland, 2004–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 3.1% for arrears on utility bills in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.4% on the previous year and down 55.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrears on utility bills in Iceland peaked at 7.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2020.
That places Iceland 41st out of 47 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Arrears on utility bills in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 6.9% | — |
| 2005 | 7.3% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | -31.5% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -31.9% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | +21.9% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | +79.5% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -31.7% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -18.4% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 3.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.7%, 55% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 3.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.4%, 57% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 3.2% | 7.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 3.8% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More reference data data for Iceland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0288 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0708 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0964 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2576 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrears on utility bills in Iceland?
- Arrears on utility bills in Iceland was 3.1% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest arrears on utility bills recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest arrears on utility bills recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2020.
- How does Iceland rank for arrears on utility bills?
- Iceland ranks 41st out of 47 countries with data for 2020.
- Is arrears on utility bills rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Arrears on utility bills. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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