People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 0.0179 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Luxembourg, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Luxembourg is 0.0179 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Luxembourg peaked at 0.0499 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0179 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Luxembourg 170th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0499 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0476 people per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0457 people per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0438 people per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0421 people per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0404 people per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0389 people per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0373 people per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0359 people per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0345 people per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0331 people per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0318 people per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0307 people per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0295 people per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0284 people per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0272 people per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0261 people per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.025 people per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0238 people per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0226 people per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0214 people per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0202 people per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0191 people per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0179 people per square kilometre | -6.1% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 0.0179 people per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0529 people per square kilometre, 34% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 0.0179 people per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.052 people per square kilometre, 34% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0416 people per square kilometre | 0.0345 people per square kilometre | 0.0499 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0278 people per square kilometre | 0.0226 people per square kilometre | 0.0331 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0197 people per square kilometre | 0.0179 people per square kilometre | 0.0214 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 167 Turkmenistan 0.0315 people per square kilometre compare
- 168 Austria 0.0307 people per square kilometre compare
- 169 Italy 0.029 people per square kilometre compare
- 171 Guyana 0.0137 people per square kilometre compare
- 172 Kyrgyzstan 0.008 people per square kilometre compare
- 173 Netherlands 0.0025 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Luxembourg
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.041 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0209 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1381 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0065 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1381 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1376 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.099 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1147 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6709 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0353 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Luxembourg?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Luxembourg was 0.0179 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0499 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0179 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Luxembourg rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Luxembourg ranks 170th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- People not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.