Luxembourg
Location
- Geographical region: Western Europe, Europe
- SDG region: SDG Europe and Northern America
Land
- Total area: --- km2
- Land area: 2,574 km2 (2020)
- Land use by sector: 54% agriculture, 37% forest and 9% other (2018 - 2020)
People
- Total population: 650,774 people (2022)
- Population density: 260 people per km2 (2020)
- Urbanisation: 89% lives in urban areas and 8% lives in rural areas (2020)
Economy
- Total GDP: 70,958,266,480 USD per year (2020)
- GDP per capita: 109,037 USD per year (2020)
- Value added by sector: 0% from agriculture, 80% from services and 12% from industry (2020 - 2022)
SDG 6 snapshot in Luxembourg
Drinking water
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Luxembourg, progress over time
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Luxembourg, by service level and location (2022)
Sanitation and hygiene
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Luxembourg, progress over time
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Luxembourg, by service level and location (2022)
6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Luxembourg, by service level and location (2022)
Water quality and wastewater
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Luxembourg (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Luxembourg, by source (2022)
6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Luxembourg (2023), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water use and scarcity
Water resources and withdrawal in Luxembourg, total and per capita
Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 934 (mm/year) (2020)
Renewable water resources: 5,998 m3 per capita (2017)
Water withdrawal: 75 m3 per capita (2016)
Environmental flow requirements: % of the renewable water resources ()
6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in Luxembourg, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Luxembourg, by sector (2020)
Water-use efficiency for ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ only takes into account the proportion of gross value added that comes from irrigated agriculture, since that activity is associated with water withdrawal (other activities are rain-fed).
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Luxembourg, progress over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water resources management
6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100) in Luxembourg, progress over time, by dimension
Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)
6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation in Luxembourg, progress over time, by component
Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)