Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Moldova
Moldova: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 5.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources 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
In 2024, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Moldova stood at 5.7%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Moldova peaked at 15.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2024.
That places Moldova 57th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.0% | 12.2% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 7.9% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 5.7% | 7.5% | 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 share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Moldova?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Moldova was 5.7% 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 population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2024.
- How does Moldova rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Moldova ranks 57th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.1%. 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 Share of population not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion 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.