Annual freshwater withdrawals in Moldova
Moldova: Annual freshwater withdrawals was 846.00 million billion cubic meters in 2022. ▼ Falling
Annual freshwater withdrawals in Moldova, 1992–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in billion cubic meters.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 846.00 million billion cubic meters for annual freshwater withdrawals in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals in Moldova peaked at 1.96 billion billion cubic meters in 1992 and was at its lowest, 836.00 million billion cubic meters, in 2014.
Moldova ranks 120th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Annual freshwater withdrawals in Moldova, year by year
| Year | billion cubic meters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.96 billion billion cubic meters | — |
| 1993 | 1.85 billion billion cubic meters | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 1.74 billion billion cubic meters | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 1.63 billion billion cubic meters | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 1.52 billion billion cubic meters | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 1.49 billion billion cubic meters | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 1.46 billion billion cubic meters | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 1.42 billion billion cubic meters | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 1.39 billion billion cubic meters | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 874.00 million billion cubic meters | -37.2% |
| 2002 | 866.00 million billion cubic meters | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 864.00 million billion cubic meters | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 852.00 million billion cubic meters | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 852.00 million billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 854.00 million billion cubic meters | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 854.00 million billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 861.00 million billion cubic meters | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 865.00 million billion cubic meters | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 851.00 million billion cubic meters | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 847.00 million billion cubic meters | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 850.00 million billion cubic meters | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 839.00 million billion cubic meters | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 836.00 million billion cubic meters | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 840.00 million billion cubic meters | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 842.00 million billion cubic meters | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 840.00 million billion cubic meters | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 837.00 million billion cubic meters | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 839.00 million billion cubic meters | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 846.00 million billion cubic meters | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 846.00 million billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 846.00 million billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 846.00 million billion cubic meters is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.32 billion billion cubic meters, 25% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 846.00 million billion cubic meters is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.07 billion billion cubic meters, 28% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual freshwater withdrawals 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 | -37.2% | 1.39 billion billion cubic meters | 874.00 million billion cubic meters |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.64 billion billion cubic meters | 1.42 billion billion cubic meters | 1.96 billion billion cubic meters | 8 |
| 2000s | 913.30 million billion cubic meters | 852.00 million billion cubic meters | 1.39 billion billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 842.10 million billion cubic meters | 836.00 million billion cubic meters | 851.00 million billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 846.00 million billion cubic meters | 846.00 million billion cubic meters | 846.00 million billion cubic meters | 3 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 117 Guinea 890.00 million billion cubic meters compare
- 118 Chad 879.60 million billion cubic meters compare
- 119 Puerto Rico 875.00 million billion cubic meters compare
- 121 Slovenia 827.00 million billion cubic meters compare
- 122 Burkina Faso 818.00 million billion cubic meters compare
- 123 Albania 797.00 million billion cubic meters compare
More environment data for Moldova
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0661 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.0108 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8634 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals in Moldova?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals in Moldova was 846.00 million billion cubic meters in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual freshwater withdrawals recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 1.96 billion billion cubic meters in 1992.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 836.00 million billion cubic meters in 2014.
- How does Moldova rank for annual freshwater withdrawals?
- Moldova ranks 120th out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual freshwater withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins, measured in cubic meters (m³) per year. Total water withdrawals are the sum of withdrawals for agriculture, industry and municipal (domestic uses). Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source.