Average nitrate concentration in freshwater in Romania
Romania: Average nitrate concentration in freshwater was 20.07 milligrams per litre in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
20.07 milligrams per litre
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
10th
of 34 countries
All-time high
20.07 milligrams per litre
in 2016
All-time low
15.8 milligrams per litre
in 2013
Years of data
6
2011–2016
Average nitrate concentration in freshwater in Romania, 2011–2016
Source: European Environment Agency (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in milligrams per litre.
Analysis
Romania recorded 20.07 milligrams per litre for average nitrate concentration in freshwater in 2016. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Romania ranks 10th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Countries ranked near Romania
- 7 Montenegro 22.87 milligrams per litre compare
- 8 France 21.39 milligrams per litre compare
- 9 North Macedonia 20.53 milligrams per litre compare
- 11 Denmark 20.05 milligrams per litre compare
- 12 Italy 19.92 milligrams per litre compare
- 13 Netherlands 19.57 milligrams per litre compare
More environment data for Romania
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 101.86 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.35 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 8.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.11 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.52 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0241 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.23 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.013 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0241 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.88 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average nitrate concentration in freshwater in Romania?
- Average nitrate concentration in freshwater in Romania was 20.07 milligrams per litre in 2016, according to European Environment Agency (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average nitrate concentration in freshwater recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 20.07 milligrams per litre in 2016.
- What is the lowest average nitrate concentration in freshwater recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8 milligrams per litre in 2013.
- How does Romania rank for average nitrate concentration in freshwater?
- Romania ranks 10th out of 34 countries with data for 2016.
- Is average nitrate concentration in freshwater rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from European Environment Agency (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average nitrate concentration in freshwater. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average annual concentration of nitrate in groundwater.