People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Moldova
Moldova: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 was 66.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Moldova, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Moldova recorded 66.0% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Moldova peaked at 66.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 60.6%, in 2000.
Moldova ranks 42nd of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60.6% | — |
| 2001 | 60.9% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 61.3% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 61.7% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 62.1% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 62.5% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 62.9% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 63.3% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 63.7% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 64.1% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 64.5% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 64.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 65.3% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 65.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 66.0% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 66.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.9%, 76% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 66.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.1%, 69% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.3% | 60.6% | 64.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.5% | 64.5% | 66.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Moldova?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Moldova was 66.0% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q2 recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.6% in 2000.
- How does Moldova rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2?
- Moldova ranks 42nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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