People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … using Q1 lowest urban in Moldova
Moldova: People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … using Q1 lowest urban was 73.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Moldova, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Moldova stood at 73.1%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Moldova peaked at 73.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 60.2%, in 2000.
That places Moldova 32nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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: Q1 (lowest) … using Q1 lowest urban in Moldova, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60.2% | — |
| 2001 | 61.1% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 62.1% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 63.0% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 63.9% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 64.8% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 65.7% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 66.7% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 67.6% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 68.5% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 69.4% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 70.3% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 71.3% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 72.2% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 73.1% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 73.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 73.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 73.1% | +0.0% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 73.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.6%, 92% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 73.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 95.4%, 77% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.4% | 60.2% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.9% | 69.4% | 73.1% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Moldova?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Moldova was 73.1% 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, urban (% of urban) recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 73.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.2% in 2000.
- How does Moldova rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Moldova ranks 32nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. 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 (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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