People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Moldova

Moldova: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 0.5% in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
0.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
76th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2014
All-time low
0.0%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Moldova, 2000–2017

00.20.40.62000200820172000: 0 lowest2001: 0 lowest2002: 0.007 lowest2003: 0.052 lowest2004: 0.097 lowest2005: 0.142 lowest2006: 0.187 lowest2007: 0.232 lowest2008: 0.277 lowest2009: 0.322 lowest2010: 0.367 lowest2011: 0.412 lowest2012: 0.457 lowest2013: 0.502 lowest2014: 0.547 lowest2015: 0.547 lowest2016: 0.547 lowest2017: 0.547 lowest

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.

Analysis

The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Moldova is 0.5%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 135.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Moldova peaked at 0.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.

Moldova ranks 76th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Moldova, year by year

Annual values for People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 (lowest) in Moldova, 2000 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
2000 0.0%
2001 0.0%
2002 0.0%
2003 0.1% +633.4%
2004 0.1% +86.4%
2005 0.1% +46.3%
2006 0.2% +31.7%
2007 0.2% +24.0%
2008 0.3% +19.4%
2009 0.3% +16.2%
2010 0.4% +14.0%
2011 0.4% +12.3%
2012 0.5% +10.9%
2013 0.5% +9.8%
2014 0.5% +9.0%
2015 0.5% +0.0%
2016 0.5% +0.0%
2017 0.5% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1% 0.0% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 8

Countries ranked near Moldova

  1. 73 Barbados 1.6% compare
  2. 74 Saint Lucia 1.2% compare
  3. 75 Thailand 0.7% compare
  4. 77 Comoros 0.5% compare
  5. 78 Serbia 0.5% compare
  6. 79 Paraguay 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Moldova?
People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Moldova was 0.5% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
What is the highest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2014.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
How does Moldova rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
Moldova ranks 76th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is up 135.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Moldova data come from?
The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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