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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 117,846.14 Int. Dollar | Population (2020): 630,419 | HDI (2020): 0.92 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
12
Score: 68.6
Vulnerability
0.301
Readiness
0.672
The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Luxembourg places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Luxembourg is well positioned to adapt. Luxembourg is the 174th most vulnerable country and the 17th most ready country.
ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995
| Year | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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| Ranking | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Indicator | 2001 to 2020 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.301 | |
| Food | 0.165 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0 | |
| Projected population change | 0.294 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.212 | |
| Rural population | 0.092 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.394 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0 | |
| Water | 0.344 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.036 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.295 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.038 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.714 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.975 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.006 | |
| Health | 0.203 | |
| Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases | 0.030 | |
| Projected change in vector-borne diseases | 0.658 | |
| Dependency on external resource for health services | 0.048 | |
| Slum population | 0 | |
| Medical staff | 0.451 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.033 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.328 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.576 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.014 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.836 | |
| Protected biome | 0.180 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.364 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.405 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.044 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.714 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.908 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.411 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.351 | |
| Paved roads | 0 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.360 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.451 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | - | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.988 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0 | |
| Electricity access | 0 | |
| Disaster preparedness | - |