Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Moldova
Moldova: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services was 88.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Moldova is 88.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Moldova peaked at 88.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.2%, in 2000.
That places Moldova 105th out of 178 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.
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.2% | — |
| 2001 | 73.9% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 74.5% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 75.2% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 75.8% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 76.5% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 77.2% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 77.8% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 78.5% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 79.1% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 79.8% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 80.4% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 81.1% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 81.7% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 82.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 83.0% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 83.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 84.3% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 84.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 85.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 86.2% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 86.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 87.4% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 88.1% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 88.7% | +0.7% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 88.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 94% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 88.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.9%, 89% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.2% | 73.2% | 79.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.7% | 79.8% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.4% | 86.2% | 88.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More environment data for Moldova
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.3607 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.4965 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Moldova?
- Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Moldova was 88.7% 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 share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 88.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.2% in 2000.
- How does Moldova rank for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
- Moldova ranks 105th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.