People practicing open defecation of population in Moldova
Moldova: People practicing open defecation of population was 0.1316 in 2024. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation of population in Moldova, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation of population in Moldova is 0.1316, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation of population in Moldova peaked at 0.1342 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
That places Moldova 110th out of 232 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.
People practicing open defecation of population in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0.0093 | +236255552818026.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0187 | +101.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0283 | +51.1% |
| 2004 | 0.038 | +34.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0477 | +25.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0573 | +20.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0668 | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0764 | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 0.086 | +12.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0956 | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1053 | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1149 | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1245 | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1342 | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1342 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1341 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.134 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1339 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1336 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1334 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.133 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1326 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1321 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.1316 | -0.4% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.1316 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2644, 50% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People practicing open defecation of population in Moldova changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +236255552818026.6% | 0 | 0.0093 |
| 2002 | +101.4% | 0.0093 | 0.0187 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0429 | 0 | 0.086 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1244 | 0.0956 | 0.1342 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1325 | 0.1316 | 0.1334 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More population data for Moldova
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.9131 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.8797 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.9131 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4425 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2118 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.923 (2100)
- Population density 45.12 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 62,192 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.923 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.4989 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation of population in Moldova?
- People practicing open defecation of population in Moldova was 0.1316 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation of population recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1342 in 2015.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation of population recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Moldova rank for people practicing open defecation of population?
- Moldova ranks 110th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation of population rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of People practicing open defecation of population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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