People using at least basic sanitation services in Romania
Romania: People using at least basic sanitation services was 90.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in Romania, 2001–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Romania recorded 90.5% for people using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Romania peaked at 90.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 74.1%, in 2002.
That places Romania 120th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.2% | 74.1% | 78.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 82.9% | 78.9% | 86.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.4% | 87.8% | 90.5% | 5 |
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More health data for Romania
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,419 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 113 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 102,589 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 98,334 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 100,311 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 96,161 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 97,668 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 93,727 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Romania?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Romania was 90.5% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 90.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.1% in 2002.
- How does Romania rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Romania ranks 120th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.