Drinking water service usage in Romania
Romania: Drinking water service usage was 82.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Drinking water service usage in Romania, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 82.2% for drinking water service usage in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Romania peaked at 82.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 81.6%, in 2002.
That places Romania 82nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Drinking water service usage in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81.7% | — |
| 2001 | 81.6% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 81.6% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 81.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 81.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 81.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 81.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 81.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 81.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 81.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 81.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 81.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 81.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 81.9% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 81.9% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 81.9% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 81.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 81.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 81.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 82.1% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 82.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 82.2% | +0.1% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 82.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.7%, 83% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Romania's 82.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.7%, 85% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.7% | 81.6% | 81.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.9% | 81.9% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.1% | 82.0% | 82.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 79 Croatia 87.3% compare
- 80 Bosnia and Herzegovina 86.4% compare
- 81 Montenegro 85.5% compare
- 83 Armenia 82.1% compare
- 84 Uzbekistan 81.9% compare
- 85 Northern Mariana Islands 81.5% compare
More environment data for Romania
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.2 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.634 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.03 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5647 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.1112 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in Romania?
- Drinking water service usage in Romania was 82.2% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water service usage recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 82.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.6% in 2002.
- How does Romania rank for drinking water service usage?
- Romania ranks 82nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water service usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.