Open defecation in rural areas vs urban areas in Moldova
Moldova: Open defecation in rural areas vs urban areas was 0.2333 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Open defecation in rural areas vs urban areas in Moldova, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 0.2333 for open defecation in rural areas vs urban areas in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, open defecation in rural areas vs urban areas in Moldova peaked at 0.2333 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
Moldova ranks 93rd of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Open defecation in rural areas vs urban areas in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0.0167 | +234562862486758.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0333 | +100.0% |
| 2003 | 0.05 | +50.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0667 | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0833 | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1 | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1167 | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1333 | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 0.15 | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1667 | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1833 | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2 | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2167 | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2333 | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2333 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2333 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2333 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2333 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2333 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2333 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2333 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2333 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2333 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2333 | +0.0% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.2333 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2672, 87% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Open defecation in rural areas vs urban areas in Moldova changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +234562862486758.7% | 0 | 0.0167 |
| 2002 | +100.0% | 0.0167 | 0.0333 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.075 | 0 | 0.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2167 | 0.1667 | 0.2333 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2333 | 0.2333 | 0.2333 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 90 North Macedonia 0.2676 compare
- 91 Mauritius 0.2668 compare
- 92 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2352 compare
- 94 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.2314 compare
- 95 Montenegro 0.1287 compare
- 96 Costa Rica 0.1122 compare
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 open defecation in rural areas vs urban areas in Moldova?
- Open defecation in rural areas vs urban areas in Moldova was 0.2333 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest open defecation in rural areas vs urban areas recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2333 in 2014.
- What is the lowest open defecation in rural areas vs urban areas recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Moldova rank for open defecation in rural areas vs urban areas?
- Moldova ranks 93rd out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is open defecation in rural areas vs urban areas rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Open defecation in rural areas vs urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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