Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Romania
Romania: Population using safely managed drinking-water services was 66.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
66.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
24th
of 85 countries
All-time high
66.7%
in 2000
All-time low
66.7%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Romania, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Romania recorded 66.7% for population using safely managed drinking-water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Romania peaked at 66.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 66.7%, in 2000.
Romania ranks 24th of 85 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.7% | — |
| 2001 | 66.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 66.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 66.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 66.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 66.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 66.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 66.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 66.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 66.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 66.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 66.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 66.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 66.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 66.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 66.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 66.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 66.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 66.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 66.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 66.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 66.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 66.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 66.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 66.7% | +0.0% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 66.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 96.1%, 69% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Romania's 66.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 91.4%, 73% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.7% | 66.7% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.7% | 66.7% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.7% | 66.7% | 66.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 21 Kyrgyzstan 69.5% compare
- 22 Bhutan 68.9% compare
- 23 Wallis and Futuna 68.9% compare
- 25 Serbia 66.0% compare
- 26 Trinidad and Tobago 65.1% compare
- 27 Guyana 63.8% compare
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using safely managed drinking-water services in Romania?
- Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Romania was 66.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 66.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.7% in 2000.
- How does Romania rank for population using safely managed drinking-water services?
- Romania ranks 24th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed drinking-water services rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using safely managed drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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