Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Moldova
Moldova: Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre was 0.1231 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Moldova, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Moldova is 0.1231 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
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, 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.
That places Moldova 105th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage, 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% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.1231 people per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1206 people per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage, 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
- 102 Northern Mariana Islands 0.1567 people per square kilometre compare
- 103 Gabon 0.1295 people per square kilometre compare
- 104 Tonga 0.1234 people per square kilometre compare
- 106 Samoa 0.1181 people per square kilometre compare
- 107 Mongolia 0.1049 people per square kilometre compare
- 108 Belize 0.1007 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, per square kilometre in Moldova?
- Sanitation facilities usage, 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, 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, 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, per square kilometre?
- Moldova ranks 105th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, 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, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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 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.