Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 96.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Luxembourg, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 96.3% for share of population using safely managed sanitation in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Luxembourg peaked at 96.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 92.2%, in 2000.
That places Luxembourg 20th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 92.2% | — |
| 2001 | 92.3% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 92.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 92.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 92.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 92.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 92.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 92.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 92.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 92.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 92.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 92.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 92.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 92.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 93.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 93.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 93.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 94.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 94.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 94.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 95.1% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 95.4% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 95.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 96.3% | +0.3% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 96.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 92.1%, 1.0× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 96.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 90.0%, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.4% | 92.2% | 92.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.5% | 92.5% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.7% | 95.1% | 96.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
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 share of population using safely managed sanitation in Luxembourg?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Luxembourg was 96.3% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.2% in 2000.
- How does Luxembourg rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Luxembourg ranks 20th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.