Sanitation facilities usage in Moldova
Moldova: Sanitation facilities usage was 3,994 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage 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
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in Moldova is 3,994 people, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Moldova peaked at 4,485 people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2000.
Moldova ranks 96th of 232 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.
Sanitation facilities usage in Moldova, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 people | — |
| 2001 | 389.73 people | +233733559635018.4% |
| 2002 | 776.26 people | +99.2% |
| 2003 | 1,159 people | +49.3% |
| 2004 | 1,538 people | +32.7% |
| 2005 | 1,902 people | +23.7% |
| 2006 | 2,245 people | +18.0% |
| 2007 | 2,574 people | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 2,888 people | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 3,188 people | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 3,473 people | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 3,744 people | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 4,001 people | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 4,245 people | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 4,485 people | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 4,411 people | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 4,343 people | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 4,280 people | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 4,222 people | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 4,160 people | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 4,093 people | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 4,022 people | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 4,031 people | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 4,053 people | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 3,994 people | -1.4% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 3,994 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,951 people, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage 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 | +233733559635018.4% | 0 people | 389.73 people |
| 2002 | +99.2% | 389.73 people | 776.26 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,666 people | 0 people | 3,188 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,136 people | 3,473 people | 4,485 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,038 people | 3,994 people | 4,093 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 sanitation facilities usage in Moldova?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Moldova was 3,994 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 sanitation facilities usage recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 4,485 people in 2014.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2000.
- How does Moldova rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Moldova ranks 96th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.