Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Moldova
Moldova: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste was 363.4 Index in 2021. ▲ Rising
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Moldova, 1995–2021
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Moldova is 363.4 Index, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 77.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Moldova peaked at 363.4 Index in 2021 and was at its lowest, 96.24 Index, in 2001.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 134.49 Index | — |
| 1996 | 133.97 Index | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 122.52 Index | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 117.23 Index | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 106.48 Index | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 100 Index | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 96.24 Index | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 99.8 Index | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 99.09 Index | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 104.2 Index | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 109.99 Index | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 117.57 Index | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 154.85 Index | +31.7% |
| 2008 | 184.92 Index | +19.4% |
| 2009 | 192.99 Index | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 200.81 Index | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 204.42 Index | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 206.05 Index | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 225.31 Index | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 240.29 Index | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 241.2 Index | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 267.49 Index | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 279.67 Index | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 270.31 Index | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 293.23 Index | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 329.88 Index | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 363.4 Index | +10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 122.94 Index | 106.48 Index | 134.49 Index | 5 |
| 2000s | 125.96 Index | 96.24 Index | 192.99 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 242.88 Index | 200.81 Index | 293.23 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 346.64 Index | 329.88 Index | 363.4 Index | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Moldova?
- Waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Moldova was 363.4 Index in 2021, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 363.4 Index in 2021.
- What is the lowest waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.24 Index in 2001.
- How does Moldova rank for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- Moldova ranks 1st out of 4 groups with data for 2021.
- Is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste generated. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents trends in amounts of municipal waste generated (including household waste), and the treatment and disposal method used. The amount of waste generated in each country is related to the rate of urbanisation, the types and pattern of consumption, household revenue and lifestyles. Data source(s): OECD Annual Quality Assurance (AQA) questionnaire (jointly collected with Eurostat) for OECD countries. UNSD, Country Files from the UNSD/UNEP data collection on environment statistics (available at: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/envstats/country_files) for non-OECD countries. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: March, 2026 Database documentation