This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Moldova statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Moldovan statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Moldovan-specific metadata information.
Indicator |
Indicator 6.3.1: Proportion of wastewater sufficiently treated out of all discharged water, non-residential sector |
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Definition and concepts |
Wastewater - water originating from domestic, social and economic activities, containing pollutants or residues that alter its initial physical, chemical and bacteriological characteristics. Sufficient treatment - the treatment of water by any process and/or system, which after discharge of waste water allows the receivers to meet the relevant quality objectives in the technical norms and in the water management notices and authorizations in force. |
Unit of measure |
Percent, % |
Data sources |
Survey “Water use” according to form no. 1 - gospodăria apelor (water management) |
Data providers |
Agency “Apele Moldovei” (Waters of Moldova ) |
Institutional mandate |
Ministry of Environment |
Method of computation |
Volume of wastewater sufficiently treated / total volume of collected/discharge wastewater *100. |
Comparability/deviation from international standards |
As compared to the global indicator, the national indicator includes only the water collected through the centralised collection systems (off-site) and not through the non-centralised system (on-site), the denominator provides only for total collected/discharged wastewater, and not total wastewater. |
Data last updated | May 19, 2023 |
Metadata last updated | May 19, 2023 |