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Luxembourg

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In brief

Using the internet: 99.1% (2025). World rank 6 of 188 (1 = best); in Europe, 2 of 44. Access to electricity: 100% (2024). World rank 1 of 214 (1 = best); in Europe, 1 of 47. Electricity from fossil fuels: 2.8% (2025). World rank 16 of 209 (1 = best); in Europe, 6 of 44. From 2015 to 2025: using the internet 96.4% → 99.1%, electricity use 14,410 → 10,209 (kWh per person), and electricity from fossil fuels 30.3% → 2.8%. Better than all its neighbours (Belgium, France, and Germany): using the internet, renewable share of energy use, electricity from renewables, and electricity from fossil fuels. Worse than all its neighbours (Belgium, France, and Germany): home broadband per 100 people, research spending, and researchers per million people.

Internet and communications

Using the internet
99.1% 2025
Mobile subscriptions per 100 people
144 2023
Home broadband per 100 people
40.3 2024
Internet domain
.lu

Energy

Access to electricity
100% 2024
Electricity use, kWh per person
10,209 2025
Renewable share of energy use
20.5% 2021
Electricity from renewables
89% 2021
Electricity from fossil fuels
2.8% 2025
Mains voltage
230 V
Plug types
C, F

Transport

Driving side
Right
Air passengers per year
2,457,683 2023
Airports
3 2025
Railways, km
271 2020

Science and innovation

Research spending, share of GDP
1.1% 2023
Researchers per million people
5,359 2023
Scientific articles per year
1,176 2023
Patent applications by residents
119 2024
High-tech share of manufactured exports
5.1% 2024