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Luxembourg

Location

  • Geographical region: Western Europe, Europe
  • SDG region: SDG Europe and Northern America

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 2,574 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 54% agriculture, 37% forest and 9% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 650,774 people (2022)
  • Population density: 260 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 89% lives in urban areas and 8% lives in rural areas (2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 70,958,266,480 USD per year (2020)
  • GDP per capita: 109,037 USD per year (2020)
  • Value added by sector: 0% from agriculture, 80% from services and 12% from industry (2020 - 2022)
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SDG 6 snapshot in Luxembourg

  • Drinking water

    100 % of the population in Luxembourg uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    96 % of the population in Luxembourg uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

    --- % of the population in Luxembourg has a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home (SDG indicator 6.2.1b, 2022)
  • Wastewater

    99 % of domestic wastewater in Luxembourg is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

    --- % of monitored water bodies in Luxembourg has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2020)
  • Efficiency

    1190 $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Luxembourg (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2020)
  • Water stress

    4 % of the renewable water resources in Luxembourg is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2020)
  • Water management

    89 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Luxembourg (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2020) 
  • Transboundary

    100 % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2020)
  • Ecosystems

    0 % of the water basins in Luxembourg is experiencing rapid changes in the area covered by surface waters (SDG 6 indicator 6.6.1, 2020)
  • Cooperation

    n/a is the amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Luxembourg in 2021 (SDG indicator 6.a.1)
  • Participation

    --- is the number of sub-sectors (out of 6) with a high level of participation by communities in Luxembourg (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

Drinking water

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Luxembourg, progress over time

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Luxembourg, by service level and location (2022)

Sanitation and hygiene

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Luxembourg, progress over time

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Luxembourg, by service level and location (2022)

6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Luxembourg, by service level and location (2022)

Water quality and wastewater

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Luxembourg (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Luxembourg, by source (2015 - 2022)

6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Luxembourg (2017-2020), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Luxembourg, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 934 (mm/year) (2020)

Renewable water resources: 5,998 m3 per capita (2017)

Water withdrawal: 75 m3 per capita (2016)

Environmental flow requirements: % of the renewable water resources ()

6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in Luxembourg, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Luxembourg, by sector (2020)

Water-use efficiency for ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ only takes into account the proportion of gross value added that comes from irrigated agriculture, since that activity is associated with water withdrawal (other activities are rain-fed).

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Luxembourg, progress over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water resources management

6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100) in Luxembourg, progress over time, by dimension

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation in Luxembourg, progress over time, by component

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

International cooperation and capacity-building

Annual expenditure for drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in Luxembourg, by funding source

Community participation

6.b.1 Procedures in law or policy for participation by users/communities and level of participation in Luxembourg

6.b.1 Level of participation by users/communities in Luxembourg, progress over time, by sub-sector