Level of water stress in Romania
Freshwater withdrawals in Romania were equal to 7.6% of available resources in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest since 2003.
Romania, 2022
7.6%
Change from 2021
+0.3percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2022
13.0%
Position in 2022
103rd of 176
Level of water stress in Romania over time
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% of available freshwater resources. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Romania |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 7.6% |
| 2021 | 7.4% |
| 2020 | 6.9% |
| 2019 | 6.5% |
| 2018 | 6.0% |
| 2017 | 6.3% |
| 2016 | 6.0% |
| 2015 | 6.1% |
| 2014 | 5.9% |
| 2013 | 6.0% |
| 2012 | 6.1% |
| 2011 | 6.2% |
| 2010 | 5.8% |
| 2009 | 6.4% |
| 2008 | 6.8% |
| 2007 | 6.4% |
| 2006 | 5.0% |
| 2005 | 5.7% |
| 2004 | 6.7% |
| 2003 | 8.0% |
| 2002 | 8.6% |
| 2001 | 8.5% |
| 2000 | 9.0% |
| 1999 | 11.8% |
| 1998 | 11.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 7.4% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 6.1%, the figure has changed by +1.6 percentage points.
- Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Romania has the 103rd highest value.
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Basic drinking water access
100.0%
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Municipal waste generated per person
305 kg per person
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Recycling rate of municipal waste
12.4%
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Total waste generated per person
8,410 kg per person
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Safely managed drinking water
82.2%
2024 · World Bank
Basic sanitation access
90.5%
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