AGUACYCLE
Europe & Central Asia

Luxembourg

Capital: Luxembourg · High income · Pop. 677,012

99.65%
Safely managed drinking water
96.32%
Safely managed sanitation
1,531
m³ freshwater / person / yr
5%
Water stress · Low

Source: World Bank Open Data (WHO/UNICEF JMP & FAO AQUASTAT) · drinking water 2024

In Luxembourg, 99.65% of the population uses safely managed drinking water — an improved source, located on premises, available when needed, and free from contamination (2024 estimate). That leaves roughly 2,370 people without safely managed drinking water at home.

Sanitation tracks closely: 96.32% use safely managed sanitation services and 97.6% have at least a basic service (2024).

Luxembourg has about 1,531 cubic meters of renewable internal freshwater per person each year. It withdraws the equivalent of 5% of those internal resources annually (low water stress).

Agriculture accounts for about 1% of Luxembourg's water withdrawals, the rest going to households and industry.

Common questions

How many people in Luxembourg have safe drinking water?

99.65% of Luxembourg's population uses safely managed drinking water (2024), per WHO/UNICEF data; about 2,370 people do not.

Does Luxembourg have enough freshwater?

Luxembourg has roughly 1,531 m³ of renewable internal freshwater per person per year, and uses about 5% of it annually (low stress).

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