Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Romania
Romania: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste was 73.13 Index in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Romania, 1995–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
In 2023, waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Romania stood at 73.13 Index.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Romania peaked at 106.01 Index in 2008 and was at its lowest, 61.59 Index, in 2015.
That places Romania 33rd out of 35 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.92 Index | 78.46 Index | 97.45 Index | 5 |
| 2000s | 100.35 Index | 94 Index | 106.01 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.24 Index | 61.59 Index | 79.68 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.18 Index | 70.58 Index | 73.13 Index | 4 |
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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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 5.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0006 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.96 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.25 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Romania?
- Waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Romania was 73.13 Index in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 106.01 Index in 2008.
- What is the lowest waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.59 Index in 2015.
- How does Romania rank for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- Romania ranks 33rd out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste generated. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents trends in amounts of municipal waste generated (including household waste), and the treatment and disposal method used. The amount of waste generated in each country is related to the rate of urbanisation, the types and pattern of consumption, household revenue and lifestyles. Data source(s): OECD Annual Quality Assurance (AQA) questionnaire (jointly collected with Eurostat) for OECD countries. UNSD, Country Files from the UNSD/UNEP data collection on environment statistics (available at: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/envstats/country_files) for non-OECD countries. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: March, 2026 Database documentation