Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 96.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
96.3%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
20th
of 150 regions
All-time high
96.3%
in 2024
All-time low
92.2%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Luxembourg, 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 92.2 %2001: 92.3 %2002: 92.3 %2003: 92.3 %2004: 92.4 %2005: 92.4 %2006: 92.4 %2007: 92.5 %2008: 92.5 %2009: 92.5 %2010: 92.5 %2011: 92.6 %2012: 92.6 %2013: 92.9 %2014: 93.2 %2015: 93.5 %2016: 93.8 %2017: 94.2 %2018: 94.5 %2019: 94.8 %2020: 95.1 %2021: 95.4 %2022: 95.7 %2023: 96 %2024: 96.3 %

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 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 17 United States 97.0% compare
  2. 18 Germany 96.8% compare
  3. 19 Lithuania 96.4% compare
  4. 22 Australia 95.8% compare
  5. 23 Sweden 95.4% compare

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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 regions 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of population using safely managed sanitation
Unit
%
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,667 data points, 2000–2024
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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.