Municipal waste collected in Moldova
Moldova: Municipal waste collected was 768,600 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste collected in Moldova, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 768,600 for municipal waste collected in 2021.
The figure is up 10.2% on the previous year and down 68.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste collected in Moldova peaked at 3.45 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 697,700, in 2020.
Moldova ranks 68th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Municipal waste collected in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.18 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.13 million | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 1.17 million | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 1.16 million | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.22 million | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 1.29 million | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 1.38 million | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 1.82 million | +31.7% |
| 2008 | 2.17 million | +19.4% |
| 2009 | 2.27 million | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 2.36 million | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 2.40 million | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 2.42 million | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.65 million | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 2.82 million | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 2.83 million | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 3.14 million | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 3.29 million | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 3.18 million | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 3.45 million | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 697,700 | -79.7% |
| 2021 | 768,600 | +10.2% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 768,600 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.88 million, 41% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 768,600 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.72 million, 28% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Municipal waste collected 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -79.7% | 3.45 million | 697,700 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.48 million | 1.13 million | 2.27 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.85 million | 2.36 million | 3.45 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 733,150 | 697,700 | 768,600 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 65 Latvia 848,000 compare
- 66 Albania 844,000 compare
- 67 Panama 791,875 compare
- 68 Republic of Moldova 768,600 compare
- 70 Burkina Faso 758,100 compare
- 71 Trinidad and Tobago 736,455 compare
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 municipal waste collected in Moldova?
- Municipal waste collected in Moldova was 768,600 in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste collected recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 3.45 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest municipal waste collected recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 697,700 in 2020.
- How does Moldova rank for municipal waste collected?
- Moldova ranks 68th out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
- Is municipal waste collected rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Municipal waste collected (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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