The island exceeds 655 kilos of garbage per person per year, 14% above the Balearic average, and is further from the legal reduction target set for 2030 Ibiza, 25-07-2025 – The amount of waste ending up in Ibiza’s landfill in 2024 increased by 11% compared to the previous year, reaching 97,518 tonnes compared to 87,813...
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Ibiza increased its CO₂e emissions by 3.2% in 2024
Ibiza, 04-22-2025 – On the occasion of Earth Day, the IbizaPreservation Sustainability Observatory has published new data that warns of the increase in greenhouse gas emissions in Ibiza during 2024. The figures, based on data from the Balearic Government’s energy transition department, show that total emissions reached 1,201,847.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalent (a measure that...
Ibiza recorded a 3% decrease in tourist arrivals in 2024
The Ibiza 2024 Sustainability Report, prepared by IbizaPreservation with funding from the Consell Insular d’Eivissa, also reflects a historic record in the resident population. Ibiza, 04-04-2025 – The IbizaPreservation Sustainability Observatory has published data from the Balearic Islands Statistics Institute (IBESTAT), collected in its latest report, currently in the process of being prepared, which indicate...
Ibiza recorded record highs in population, tourism and transport indicators in 2023
The IbizaPreservation Sustainability Observatory has already published the conclusions of its 2023 Sustainability Report Ibiza, 10-31-2024 – The IbizaPreservation Sustainability Observatory – a project financed by the Consell Insular d’Eivissa that is aimed at improving knowledge about the current state of a battery of environmental sustainability indicators on the island – has completed the preparation...
Organic agricultural land in Ibiza increased by 75% between 2020 and 2023
The data collected in the 2023 Report of the IbizaPreservation Sustainability Observatory also show a decrease in the total Useful Agricultural Area of the island Ibiza, 26-09-24 – This Thursday marks World Environmental Health Day, an event that the IbizaPreservation Sustainability Observatory has taken advantage of to report that the Useful Agricultural Area (SAU) in...
Ibiza maintained a motorisation rate of more than one vehicle per person in 2023
On World Car Free Day, data analysed by IbizaPreservation’s Sustainability Observatory reveals that in 2023 the total number of vehicles on the island was similar to that of 2022, rising from 159,895 to 160,835 Ibiza, 22-09-24 – The motorisation rate in Ibiza continues to be high , exceeding one vehicle per person. According to the...
More than 2,000 boats had to be moved in Ibiza for anchoring on Posidonia in 2023
Posidonia Surveillance Service actions increased by 23.7% during last year’s campaign Ibiza, September 10, 2024 – The data from the Posidonia Surveillance Report of the Balearic Government’s Posidonia Surveillance Service, collected by the IbizaPreservation Sustainability Observatory in its annual Sustainability Report financed by the Consell de Ibiza and currently in the preparation phase, reveal that...
Six times more surface area devastated by fire in Ibiza in 2023 than in previous year
Last year, 8.07 hectares were burned by fire according to data collected by the IbizaPreservation Sustainability Observatory The area affected by fire in Ibiza in 2023 increased sixfold compared to the previous year. From 1.4 hectares affected in 2022, the recorded fires and incidents affected 8.07 hectares during 2023. These figures were supplied by the...
The island of Ibiza had 0.26 km of cycle lanes per thousand inhabitants in 2023
IbizaPreservation’s Sustainability Observatory begins monitoring a new indicator related to this mode of transportation The Ibiza Sustainability Observatory, a programme by the environmental foundation IbizaPreservation, funded by the Consell Insular d’Eivissa (Island Council of Ibiza), has developed for the first time an indicator to track cycle lane coverage, aiming to monitor the infrastructure network dedicated...
IbizaPreservation’s Sustainability Observatory warns that if the waste volume from 2023 continues at the current rate, the landfill’s projected lifespan could be shortened by up to 3 years
On World Environment Day, the organisation highlights the importance of adopting measures for efficient waste management and environmental protection The Ibiza Sustainability Observatory, a project of the environmental foundation IbizaPreservation, funded by the Consell Insular d’Eivissa, is issuing an urgent call to improve waste management on the island and extend the landfill’s lifespan as much...














