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Public toilets in Iceland
Stone toilets
Sodoma's offers relief from the kreppa
Language of toilets
Local wordsSalerni
Men's toiletsMen
Women's toiletsWomen
Public toilet statistics
Toilets per 100,000 people56 (2021)
Total toilets??
Public toilet use
TypeWestern style sit toilet
Locations???
Average cost???
Often equipped with???
Percent accessible???
Date first modern public toilets???
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Public toilets in Iceland are plentiful, leading the word with 56 per 100,000 people. Many were created to support the tourism industry. Many public toilets have a fee to use.

Public toilets[edit]

The local word for public toilet is salerni.[1]

In August 2021, there were 56 public toilets per 100,000 people, making the country the one with the most per resident in the world.[2][3] The country decided to invest in public toilet creation to support the massive growth in the tourist industry.[4]

The most common type of toilet is a sit toilet, and toilet paper is often provided.[1] The typical charge to use a public toilet is Kr200.  People can pay by card.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Public Toilet Charges around the World - Toilet Types & Local Names". QS Supplies. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  2. ^ Yuko, Elizabeth (5 November 2021). "Where Did All the Public Bathrooms Go?". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  3. ^ QS Supplies (11 October 2021). "Which Cities Have The Most and Fewest Public Toilets?". QS Supplies. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  4. ^ Junker, Ute (2018-01-16). "Off-limits no more: The world's greatest comeback countries". Traveller. Retrieved 2022-10-25.