Municipal waste generated per person in Romania
Romania generated 305 kg of municipal waste per person in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest since 2010.
Romania, 2023
305
Change from 2022
+0.7%
European Union, 2023
510 kg per person
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
489 kg per person
Municipal waste generated per person in Romania over time
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Kilograms per person per year. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Romania | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 513 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
| 2023 | 305 kg per person | 510 kg per person |
| 2022 | 303 kg per person | 514 kg per person |
| 2021 | 302 kg per person | 534 kg per person |
| 2020 | 292 kg per person | 521 kg per person |
| 2019 | 280 kg per person | 505 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
| 2018 | 272 kg per person | 501 kg per person |
| 2017 | 272 kg per person | 500 kg per person |
| 2016 | 261 kg per person | 494 kg per person |
| 2015 | 247 kg per person | 481 kg per person |
| 2014 | 249 kg per person | 479 kg per person |
| 2013 | 254 kg per person | 479 kg per person |
| 2012 | 251 kg per person | 487 kg per person |
| 2011 | 259 kg per person | 499 kg per person |
| 2010 | 313 kg per personb (break in time series) | 503 kg per person |
| 2009 | 381 kg per persone (estimated) | 509 kg per person |
| 2008 | 411 kg per persone (estimated) | 517 kg per person |
| 2007 | 391 kg per persone (estimated) | 517 kg per person |
| 2006 | 396 kg per persone (estimated) | 513 kg per person |
| 2005 | 383 kg per persone (estimated) | 506 kg per person |
| 2004 | 349 kg per persone (estimated) | 500 kg per person |
| 2003 | 353 kg per persone (estimated) | 502 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
| 2002 | 385 kg per persone (estimated) | 515 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
| 2001 | 341 kg per persone (estimated) | 509 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
| 2000 | 355 kg per persone (estimated) | 513 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
Flags: i value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies; e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.7% from 303 kg per person in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 254 kg per person, the figure has changed by +20.1%.
- The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 510 kg per person.
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All statistics for Romania
Recycling rate of municipal waste
12.4%
2023 · Eurostat
Total waste generated per person
8,410 kg per person
2022 · Eurostat
Basic drinking water access
100.0%
2024 · World Bank
Safely managed drinking water
82.2%
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Basic sanitation access
90.5%
2024 · World Bank
Level of water stress
7.6%
2022 · World Bank