Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 4.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Luxembourg, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 4.0% for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Luxembourg peaked at 4.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2013.
That places Luxembourg 144th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.9% | — |
| 2001 | 4.8% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | +14.6% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.9% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.6% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Luxembourg?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Luxembourg was 4.0% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2013.
- How does Luxembourg rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Luxembourg ranks 144th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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