People using at least a basic drinking water source in Moldova
Moldova: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 2.81 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using at least a basic drinking water source 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 using at least a basic drinking water source in Moldova stood at 2.81 million people.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Moldova peaked at 3.52 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.76 million people, in 2021.
Moldova ranks 136th of 231 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 | 3.38 million people | 3.20 million people | 3.52 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.96 million people | 2.82 million people | 3.15 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.80 million people | 2.76 million people | 2.83 million 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 using at least a basic drinking water source in Moldova?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Moldova was 2.81 million 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 using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 3.52 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.76 million people in 2021.
- How does Moldova rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Moldova ranks 136th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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 using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.