People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 2,335 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using safely managed drinking water sources 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 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Luxembourg is 2,335 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Luxembourg peaked at 2,335 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 734.6 people, in 2000.
Luxembourg ranks 142nd of 163 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 801.62 people | 734.6 people | 878.57 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,596 people | 898.59 people | 2,275 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,312 people | 2,285 people | 2,335 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 139 Cyprus 3,788 people compare
- 140 Wallis and Futuna 3,507 people compare
- 143 Palau 1,632 people compare
- 144 United States Virgin Islands 1,123 people compare
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 people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Luxembourg?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Luxembourg was 2,335 people 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 people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 2,335 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 734.6 people in 2000.
- How does Luxembourg rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Luxembourg ranks 142nd out of 163 regions with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 People not using safely managed drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed drinking water sources either use unimproved drinking water sources or the improved sources they use are not located on their premises, not available when needed, or not free of contamination.