People using safely managed drinking water services in Moldova
Moldova: People using safely managed drinking water services was 75.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water 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 75.8% for people using safely managed drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Moldova peaked at 75.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.4%, in 2000.
That places Moldova 82nd out of 151 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.7% | 40.4% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.3% | 62.3% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.1% | 74.4% | 75.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Moldova?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Moldova was 75.8% 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 safely managed drinking water services recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 75.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.4% in 2000.
- How does Moldova rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Moldova ranks 82nd out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.