Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Republic of Moldova

Republic of Moldova: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 0.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.1%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
119th
of 247 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2015
All-time low
0.0%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Republic of Moldova, 2000–2024

00.050.10.152000201220242000: 0 %2001: 0.009 %2002: 0.019 %2003: 0.028 %2004: 0.038 %2005: 0.048 %2006: 0.057 %2007: 0.067 %2008: 0.076 %2009: 0.086 %2010: 0.096 %2011: 0.105 %2012: 0.115 %2013: 0.125 %2014: 0.134 %2015: 0.134 %2016: 0.134 %2017: 0.134 %2018: 0.134 %2019: 0.134 %2020: 0.133 %2021: 0.133 %2022: 0.133 %2023: 0.132 %2024: 0.132 %

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Republic of Moldova is 0.1%, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Republic of Moldova peaked at 0.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.

Republic of Moldova ranks 119th of 247 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Republic of Moldova, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%) in Republic of Moldova, 2000 to 2024.
Year % Change
2000 0.0%
2001 0.0% +236255552818026.6%
2002 0.0% +101.4%
2003 0.0% +51.1%
2004 0.0% +34.3%
2005 0.0% +25.5%
2006 0.1% +20.1%
2007 0.1% +16.7%
2008 0.1% +14.3%
2009 0.1% +12.6%
2010 0.1% +11.2%
2011 0.1% +10.1%
2012 0.1% +9.2%
2013 0.1% +8.4%
2014 0.1% +7.8%
2015 0.1% +0.0%
2016 0.1% -0.0%
2017 0.1% -0.1%
2018 0.1% -0.1%
2019 0.1% -0.2%
2020 0.1% -0.2%
2021 0.1% -0.3%
2022 0.1% -0.3%
2023 0.1% -0.4%
2024 0.1% -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 5

Countries ranked near Republic of Moldova

  1. 116 Antigua and Barbuda 0.1% compare
  2. 117 Türkiye 0.1% compare
  3. 117 Türkiye 0.1% compare
  4. 119 Republic of Moldova 0.1% compare
  5. 121 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.1% compare
  6. 122 State of Palestine 0.1% compare

See the full ranking of 282 places →

More infrastructure data for Republic of Moldova

All data for Republic of Moldova →

Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Republic of Moldova?
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Republic of Moldova was 0.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Republic of Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2015.
What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Republic of Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
How does Republic of Moldova rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
Republic of Moldova ranks 119th out of 247 countries with data for 2024.
Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural rising or falling in Republic of Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Republic of Moldova data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Republic of Moldova. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Retrieved 05 September 2026, from https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/stat/proportion-of-population-practicing-open-defecation-by-urban-rural-percent/moldova/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/stat/proportion-of-population-practicing-open-defecation-by-urban-rural-percent/moldova/">Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Republic of Moldova</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%)
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
282 places, 6,704 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed