People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Moldova
Moldova: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 166,372 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using an improved 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
The most recent figure for people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Moldova is 166,372 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and down 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Moldova peaked at 590,862 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 166,372 people, in 2024.
Moldova ranks 79th of 178 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 | 506,292 people | 411,953 people | 590,862 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 305,661 people | 230,683 people | 390,498 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 190,607 people | 166,372 people | 215,677 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
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 in rural areas not using an improved water source in Moldova?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Moldova was 166,372 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 590,862 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 166,372 people in 2024.
- How does Moldova rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Moldova ranks 79th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.4%. 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.