People using at least basic sanitation services in Moldova
Moldova: People using at least basic sanitation services was 86.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in Moldova, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 86.9% for people using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Moldova peaked at 86.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 71.3%, in 2000.
Moldova ranks 137th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.6% | 71.3% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.4% | 77.1% | 83.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.7% | 84.4% | 86.9% | 5 |
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- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 20,450 (2025)
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- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 21,421 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 21,335 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 22,271 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 23,715 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 19,927 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Moldova?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Moldova was 86.9% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 86.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.3% in 2000.
- How does Moldova rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Moldova ranks 137th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.