Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Republic of Moldova
Republic of Moldova: Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water was 75.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Republic of Moldova, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Republic of Moldova stood at 75.8%. 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 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Republic of Moldova peaked at 75.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.4%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Republic of 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% |
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 |
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More environment data for Republic of Moldova
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.733 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.27 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 6,770 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 3.25 kg/ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 217.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 10.06 % (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 94.3 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 7.17 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Republic of Moldova?
- Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Republic of 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 Republic of Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 75.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Republic of Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.4% in 2000.
- How does Republic of Moldova rank for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water?
- Republic of Moldova ranks 4th out of 16 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Republic of Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of 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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