Municipal water withdrawal in Romania
Romania: Municipal water withdrawal was 980.00 million billion m³ per year in 2015. ▼ Falling
Municipal water withdrawal in Romania, 1970–2015
Source: FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in billion m³ per year.
Analysis
Romania recorded 980.00 million billion m³ per year for municipal water withdrawal in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water withdrawal in Romania peaked at 2.67 billion billion m³ per year in 1985 and was at its lowest, 980.00 million billion m³ per year, in 2015.
That places Romania 14th out of 35 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.74 billion billion m³ per year | 1.47 billion billion m³ per year | 2.00 billion billion m³ per year | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.44 billion billion m³ per year | 2.20 billion billion m³ per year | 2.67 billion billion m³ per year | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.15 billion billion m³ per year | 2.05 billion billion m³ per year | 2.25 billion billion m³ per year | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.86 billion billion m³ per year | 1.86 billion billion m³ per year | 1.86 billion billion m³ per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.02 billion billion m³ per year | 980.00 million billion m³ per year | 1.05 billion billion m³ per year | 2 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 11 Greece 1.29 billion billion m³ per year compare
- 12 Netherlands 1.22 billion billion m³ per year compare
- 13 Sweden 1.02 billion billion m³ per year compare
- 15 Switzerland 917.00 million billion m³ per year compare
- 16 Norway 838.00 million billion m³ per year compare
- 17 Austria 720.00 million billion m³ per year 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 municipal water withdrawal in Romania?
- Municipal water withdrawal in Romania was 980.00 million billion m³ per year in 2015, according to FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.67 billion billion m³ per year in 1985.
- What is the lowest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 980.00 million billion m³ per year in 2015.
- How does Romania rank for municipal water withdrawal?
- Romania ranks 14th out of 35 countries with data for 2015.
- Is municipal water withdrawal rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal water withdrawal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total water withdrawal for municipal (domestic) purposes, measured in cubic metres (m³) per year. Municipal water is the annual quantity of water withdrawn primarily for the direct use by the population.