People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Moldova
Moldova: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 733,978 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using safely managed drinking water sources 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 people.
Analysis
In 2024, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Moldova stood at 733,978 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Moldova peaked at 2.53 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 733,978 people, in 2024.
Moldova ranks 75th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.02 million people | 1.49 million people | 2.53 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 997,167 people | 808,389 people | 1.37 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 758,998 people | 733,978 people | 786,453 people | 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 people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Moldova?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Moldova was 733,978 people 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 people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 2.53 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 733,978 people in 2024.
- How does Moldova rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Moldova ranks 75th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 People not using safely managed drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed drinking water sources either use unimproved drinking water sources or the improved sources they use are not located on their premises, not available when needed, or not free of contamination.