Average nitrate concentration in freshwater in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Average nitrate concentration in freshwater was 29.37 milligrams per litre in 2012. ▬ Flat
Latest (2012)
29.37 milligrams per litre
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
3rd
of 34 regions
All-time high
30.09 milligrams per litre
in 2010
All-time low
29.11 milligrams per litre
in 2008
Years of data
5
2008–2012
Average nitrate concentration in freshwater in Luxembourg, 2008–2012
Source: European Environment Agency (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in milligrams per litre.
Analysis
In 2012, average nitrate concentration in freshwater in Luxembourg stood at 29.37 milligrams per litre.
The figure is up 0.9% over five years.
Luxembourg ranks 3rd of 34 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.11 milligrams per litre | 29.11 milligrams per litre | 29.11 milligrams per litre | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.61 milligrams per litre | 29.37 milligrams per litre | 30.09 milligrams per litre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More environment data for Luxembourg
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 8.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 11.9 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.4798 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0129 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0275 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0013 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.6384 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0061 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0037 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1071 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average nitrate concentration in freshwater in Luxembourg?
- Average nitrate concentration in freshwater in Luxembourg was 29.37 milligrams per litre in 2012, according to European Environment Agency (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average nitrate concentration in freshwater recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 30.09 milligrams per litre in 2010.
- What is the lowest average nitrate concentration in freshwater recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.11 milligrams per litre in 2008.
- How does Luxembourg rank for average nitrate concentration in freshwater?
- Luxembourg ranks 3rd out of 34 regions with data for 2012.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from European Environment Agency (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average nitrate concentration in freshwater. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average annual concentration of nitrate in groundwater.