Open defecation in rural areas vs. urban areas in Moldova
Moldova: Open defecation in rural areas vs. urban areas was 0.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Open defecation in rural areas vs. urban areas 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 %.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 0.2% 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 0.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 90 North Macedonia 0.3% compare
- 91 Mauritius 0.3% compare
- 92 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2% compare
- 94 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.2% compare
- 95 Montenegro 0.1% compare
- 96 Costa Rica 0.1% 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 0.2% 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 open defecation in rural areas vs. urban areas recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest open defecation in rural areas vs. urban areas recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% 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 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by 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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About this data
Share of people who practice open defecation. This includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.