Proportion of population practising open defecation (Sanitation) in Moldova
Moldova: Proportion of population practising open defecation was 0.1316 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population practising open defecation in Moldova, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 0.1316 for proportion of population practising open defecation in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practising open defecation in Moldova peaked at 0.1342 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
That places Moldova 110th out of 231 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.
Proportion of population practising open defecation in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0.0093 | +232545749999900.0% |
| 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 Proportion of population practising open defecation 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 | +232545749999900.0% | 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
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4425 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run 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 regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.9131 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.9% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 62,192 people (2100)
- Population density 45.12 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.9% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2118 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0.7142 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practising open defecation in Moldova?
- Proportion of population practising open defecation in Moldova was 0.1316 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population practising open defecation recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1342 in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practising open defecation recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Moldova rank for proportion of population practising open defecation?
- Moldova ranks 110th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practising open defecation 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 UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population practising open defecation (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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