Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Moldova
Moldova: Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water was 75.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
75.8%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
95th
of 171 countries
All-time high
75.8%
in 2024
All-time low
40.4%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Moldova, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Moldova stood at 75.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Moldova peaked at 75.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.4%, in 2000.
That places Moldova 95th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.4% | — |
| 2001 | 42.3% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 44.2% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 46.2% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 48.3% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 50.5% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 52.8% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 55.1% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 57.5% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 59.9% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 62.3% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 64.8% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 67.3% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 69.8% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 72.4% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 72.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 73.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 73.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 73.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 74.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 74.4% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 74.7% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 75.1% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 75.4% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 75.8% | +0.5% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 75.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68.5%, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 75.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.7%, 78% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.7% | 40.4% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.3% | 62.3% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.1% | 74.4% | 75.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More environment data for Moldova
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Moldova?
- Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Moldova was 75.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 75.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.4% in 2000.
- How does Moldova rank for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water?
- Moldova ranks 95th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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