People using at least: Q3 … drinking Q3 rural in Moldova
Moldova: People using at least: Q3 … drinking Q3 rural was 79.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Moldova, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Moldova recorded 79.7% for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Moldova peaked at 91.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 79.7%, in 2014.
Moldova ranks 47th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least: Q3 … drinking Q3 rural in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 91.4% | — |
| 2001 | 90.5% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 89.7% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 88.9% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 88.0% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 87.2% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 86.4% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 85.5% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 84.7% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 83.9% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 83.0% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 82.2% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 81.4% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 80.5% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 79.7% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 79.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 79.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 79.7% | +0.0% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 79.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.7%, 83% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 79.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 98.9%, 81% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.6% | 83.9% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.7% | 79.7% | 83.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Moldova?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Moldova was 79.7% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 91.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.7% in 2014.
- How does Moldova rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Moldova ranks 47th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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