Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Moldova
Moldova: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre was 0.1231 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Moldova, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Moldova stood at 0.1231 people per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Moldova peaked at 0.1364 people per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
Moldova ranks 82nd of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Moldova, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0119 people per square kilometre | +233732454635346.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0236 people per square kilometre | +99.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0353 people per square kilometre | +49.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0468 people per square kilometre | +32.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0578 people per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0683 people per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0783 people per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0878 people per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0969 people per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1057 people per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 0.114 people per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1218 people per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1291 people per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1364 people per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1342 people per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1321 people per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1301 people per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1284 people per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1265 people per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1245 people per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1223 people per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1226 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1231 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre 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 | +233732454635346.9% | 0 people per square kilometre | 0.0119 people per square kilometre |
| 2002 | +99.2% | 0.0119 people per square kilometre | 0.0236 people per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0507 people per square kilometre | 0 people per square kilometre | 0.0969 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1258 people per square kilometre | 0.1057 people per square kilometre | 0.1364 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1231 people per square kilometre | 0.1223 people per square kilometre | 0.1245 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 79 Botswana 0.2108 people per square kilometre compare
- 80 Iran 0.1922 people per square kilometre compare
- 81 Turkey 0.1572 people per square kilometre compare
- 83 Cuba 0.1078 people per square kilometre compare
- 84 Croatia 0.1069 people per square kilometre compare
- 85 Argentina 0.1042 people per square kilometre 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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Moldova?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Moldova was 0.1231 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1364 people per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Moldova rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Moldova ranks 82nd out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.