Water exploitation index, plus in Romania
Romania: Water exploitation index, plus was 27.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Water exploitation index, plus in Romania, 2003–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2023, water exploitation index, plus in Romania stood at 27.9%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.3% on the previous year and up 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water exploitation index, plus in Romania peaked at 27.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2007.
That places Romania 4th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.7% | 8.3% | 13.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 11.9% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 19.2% | 27.9% | 4 |
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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 water exploitation index, plus in Romania?
- Water exploitation index, plus in Romania was 27.9% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest water exploitation index, plus recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest water exploitation index, plus recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2007.
- How does Romania rank for water exploitation index, plus?
- Romania ranks 4th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is water exploitation index, plus rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Water exploitation index, plus (WEI+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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