Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals was 91.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Luxembourg, 1989–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 91.2% for municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Luxembourg peaked at 100.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 74.3%, in 1995.
That places Luxembourg 7th out of 180 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 89.3% | — |
| 1990 | 87.0% | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 84.7% | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 82.2% | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 79.7% | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 77.1% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 74.3% | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 74.8% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 75.3% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 75.8% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 76.2% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 77.2% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 78.2% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 80.0% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 81.4% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 82.9% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 84.4% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 86.0% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 87.7% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 89.5% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 91.4% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 93.7% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 91.5% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 91.2% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 94.7% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 92.8% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 94.2% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 95.5% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 95.4% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 89.9% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 89.6% | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 91.2% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 89.3% | 89.3% | 89.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 78.7% | 74.3% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.9% | 77.2% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.4% | 89.9% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.6% | 89.6% | 100.0% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Luxembourg?
- Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Luxembourg was 91.2% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.3% in 1995.
- How does Luxembourg rank for municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals?
- Luxembourg ranks 7th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Municipal (domestic) water withdrawals as a percentage of total water withdrawals (which is the sum of water used for agriculture, industry, and municipal purposes).