Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Moldova
Moldova: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 0.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Moldova, 2000–2024
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 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 Moldova peaked at 0.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Moldova ranks 121st of 249 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 Moldova, year by year
| 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% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 78% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 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% | 0.0% |
| 2002 | +101.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 Moldova
- 118 Antigua and Barbuda 0.1% compare
- 119 Türkiye 0.1% compare
- 119 Turkey 0.1% compare
- 121 Republic of Moldova 0.1% compare
- 123 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.1% compare
- 124 State of Palestine 0.1% compare
More infrastructure data for Moldova
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.64 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 120.08 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 734,202 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 24.19 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3056 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -13.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 734,202 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.52 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Moldova?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in 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 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 Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Moldova rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Moldova ranks 121st out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 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 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.
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