People using improved drinking water sources in Romania
Romania: People using improved drinking water sources was 0.1094 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People using improved drinking water sources 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 people.
Analysis
Romania recorded 0.1094 people for people using improved drinking water sources in 2024.
The figure is down 77.4% on the previous year and up 1,300.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Romania peaked at 0.7578 people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2002.
Romania ranks 186th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People using improved drinking water sources in Romania, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2812 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.0078 people | -97.2% |
| 2002 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 0 people | — |
| 2004 | 0 people | — |
| 2005 | 0.3047 people | — |
| 2006 | 0.5547 people | +82.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1797 people | -67.6% |
| 2008 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2422 people | — |
| 2010 | 0.7578 people | +212.9% |
| 2011 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0 people | — |
| 2013 | 0.1016 people | — |
| 2014 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4453 people | — |
| 2016 | 0.2188 people | -50.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6094 people | +178.6% |
| 2018 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0078 people | — |
| 2020 | 0.25 people | +3100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 people | — |
| 2023 | 0.4844 people | — |
| 2024 | 0.1094 people | -77.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.157 people | 0 people | 0.5547 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2141 people | 0 people | 0.7578 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1688 people | 0 people | 0.4844 people | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.634 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.03 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, annual growth rate 20 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
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- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Romania?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Romania was 0.1094 people 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7578 people in 2010.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2002.
- How does Romania rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Romania ranks 186th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.