People using safely managed drinking water services in Romania
Romania: People using safely managed drinking water services was 82.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed drinking water services in Romania, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Romania recorded 82.2% for people using safely managed drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Romania peaked at 82.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 81.6%, in 2002.
That places Romania 71st out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
People using safely managed drinking water services in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81.7% | — |
| 2001 | 81.6% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 81.6% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 81.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 81.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 81.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 81.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 81.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 81.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 81.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 81.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 81.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 81.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 81.9% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 81.9% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 81.9% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 81.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 81.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 81.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 82.1% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 82.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 82.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.7% | 81.6% | 81.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.9% | 81.9% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.1% | 82.0% | 82.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 68 Croatia 87.3% compare
- 69 Bosnia and Herzegovina 86.4% compare
- 70 Montenegro 85.5% compare
- 72 Armenia 82.1% compare
- 73 Uzbekistan 81.9% compare
- 74 Northern Mariana Islands 81.5% compare
More health data for Romania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.59 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0845 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0759 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0796 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Romania?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Romania was 82.2% 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 safely managed drinking water services recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 82.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.6% in 2002.
- How does Romania rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Romania ranks 71st out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 safely managed drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.