People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Romania
Romania: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 3.39 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using safely managed 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 3.39 million people for people not using safely managed drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Romania peaked at 4.05 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.39 million people, in 2024.
Romania ranks 53rd of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Romania, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.05 million people | — |
| 2001 | 4.03 million people | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 4.01 million people | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 3.97 million people | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 3.92 million people | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 3.88 million people | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 3.84 million people | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 3.80 million people | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 3.77 million people | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 3.74 million people | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 3.70 million people | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 3.67 million people | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 3.64 million people | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 3.63 million people | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 3.61 million people | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 3.60 million people | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 3.58 million people | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 3.56 million people | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 3.54 million people | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 3.52 million people | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 3.49 million people | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 3.46 million people | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 3.44 million people | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 3.42 million people | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 3.39 million people | -0.9% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 3.39 million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 30,638 people, 110.6× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Romania's 3.39 million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 199,164 people, 17.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.90 million people | 3.74 million people | 4.05 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.60 million people | 3.52 million people | 3.70 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.44 million people | 3.39 million people | 3.49 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
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 people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Romania?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Romania was 3.39 million 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 not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.05 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.39 million people in 2024.
- How does Romania rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Romania ranks 53rd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 not using safely managed drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed drinking water sources either use unimproved drinking water sources or the improved sources they use are not located on their premises, not available when needed, or not free of contamination.