Rural without improved sanitation in Moldova
Moldova: Rural without improved sanitation was 238,703 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rural without improved sanitation in Moldova, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 238,703 for rural without improved sanitation in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and down 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural without improved sanitation in Moldova peaked at 830,521 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 238,703, in 2024.
Moldova ranks 75th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Rural without improved sanitation in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 830,521 | — |
| 2001 | 806,692 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 782,580 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 758,392 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 734,030 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 705,841 | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 674,235 | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 642,855 | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 611,837 | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 581,303 | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 551,346 | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 522,044 | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 493,490 | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 465,774 | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 439,820 | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 415,664 | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 392,638 | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 370,563 | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 349,326 | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 328,248 | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 307,298 | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 286,565 | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 271,779 | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 257,715 | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 238,703 | -7.4% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 238,703 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36,902, 6.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 238,703 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 327.89, 728.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 712,829 | 581,303 | 830,521 | 10 |
| 2010s | 432,891 | 328,248 | 551,346 | 10 |
| 2020s | 272,412 | 238,703 | 307,298 | 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 rural without improved sanitation in Moldova?
- Rural without improved sanitation in Moldova was 238,703 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rural without improved sanitation recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 830,521 in 2000.
- What is the lowest rural without improved sanitation recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 238,703 in 2024.
- How does Moldova rank for rural without improved sanitation?
- Moldova ranks 75th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rural without improved sanitation rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Rural without improved sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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