Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Romania
Romania: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 7.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Romania, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 7.5% for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Romania peaked at 9.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2006.
That places Romania 110th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.0% | — |
| 2001 | 8.5% | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 8.0% | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | -16.3% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | -14.2% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | -12.8% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | +29.3% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1% | 5.0% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 5.8% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 6.9% | 7.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Romania?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Romania was 7.5% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2006.
- How does Romania rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Romania ranks 110th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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