People not using improved sanitation facilities in Moldova
Moldova: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 248,974 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Moldova, 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
Moldova recorded 248,974 people for people not using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Moldova peaked at 918,952 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 248,974 people, in 2024.
That places Moldova 85th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Moldova, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 918,952 people | — |
| 2001 | 890,382 people | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 861,632 people | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 832,931 people | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 804,172 people | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 771,855 people | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 736,358 people | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 701,148 people | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 666,375 people | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 632,171 people | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 598,640 people | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 565,865 people | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 533,947 people | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 502,984 people | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 473,971 people | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 446,968 people | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 421,247 people | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 396,599 people | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 372,893 people | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 349,395 people | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 326,069 people | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 303,007 people | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 286,240 people | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 270,207 people | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 248,974 people | -7.9% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 248,974 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67,932 people, 3.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 248,974 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,797 people, 65.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 781,598 people | 632,171 people | 918,952 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 466,251 people | 349,395 people | 598,640 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 286,899 people | 248,974 people | 326,069 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More reference data data for Moldova
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2466 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1366 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6117 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.118 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6117 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4303 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6426 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Moldova?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Moldova was 248,974 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 improved sanitation facilities recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 918,952 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 248,974 people in 2024.
- How does Moldova rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Moldova ranks 85th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova 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 improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.