The population of Lanzarote is the most concerned in the Canary Islands about the impact of tourism, at least as it is currently conceived, in the area of traffic and mobility, in the generation of waste and pollution, as well as for causing irreparable damage to ecosystems.
The increase in traffic and its damage to mobility is perceived as a negative consequence of tourism by 76.2% of people in Lanzarote, the highest percentage among the islands of the archipelago, according to the latest Survey of Socioeconomic Habits and Confidence (ECOSOC) published by the Canary Islands Institute of Statistics (ISTAC)..
A majority that exceeds 60% also sees it that way in Tenerife, La Gomera and El Hierro. In contrast, this percentage is below 50% in both Fuerteventura and La Palma, while it does not reach 40% in the metropolitan area of Gran Canaria.
Lanzarote also has the highest percentage in the archipelago of people who consider that tourism generates too much waste and pollution. Three out of four people on the island of Lanzarote are of that opinion.
Next, the islands most concerned with this issue are Fuerteventura (70.6%) and Tenerife (64.6%), followed by La Gomera (61.7%), and El Hierro (59.2%). In Gran Canaria it is 54.9% and in La Palma 40.3%.
Seven out of ten residents of Lanzarote also believe that tourism causes irreparable damage to ecosystems, once again this is the highest percentage in the Canary Islands. In Fuerteventura it is 62.2%, in Tenerife 57.8%, La Gomera (54.4%) Gran Canaria (54.1%), El Hierro (52.9%) and La Palma (49.7%).
