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.
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 |
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More environment data for Moldova
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 11.66 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.85 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.9268 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1986 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0901 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 2.2 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0028 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0084 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.9715 Mt CO2e (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.