Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Moldova
Moldova: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita was 94.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Moldova is 94.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Moldova peaked at 94.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 84.4%, in 2000.
Moldova ranks 175th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.4% | — |
| 2001 | 84.8% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 85.1% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 85.4% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 85.8% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 86.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 86.6% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 87.0% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 87.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 87.8% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 88.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 88.7% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 89.1% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 89.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 89.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 90.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 90.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 91.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 91.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 92.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 92.5% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 92.9% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 93.4% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 93.8% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 94.3% | +0.5% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 94.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.8%, 95% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 94.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.9%, 94% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.0% | 84.4% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.1% | 88.2% | 92.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.4% | 92.5% | 94.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More environment data for Moldova
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Moldova?
- Using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Moldova was 94.3% 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 using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 94.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.4% in 2000.
- How does Moldova rank for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
- Moldova ranks 175th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.