Share of population with improved sanitation vs. GDP per capita in Romania
Romania: Share of population with improved sanitation vs. GDP per capita was 90.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population with improved sanitation vs. GDP per capita in Romania, 2001–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita in Romania is 90.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita in Romania peaked at 90.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 74.3%, in 2002.
Romania ranks 165th of 232 countries on this measure, 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 | 75.4% | 74.3% | 78.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 83.1% | 79.1% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.7% | 88.1% | 90.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 162 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 91.5% compare
- 163 Laos 91.3% compare
- 164 Faroe Islands 90.9% compare
- 166 Marshall Islands 90.5% compare
- 167 Micronesia (country) 90.5% compare
- 168 Panama 90.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Romania
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -5.2% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 7.2% (2025)
- GDP per capita 12,565 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 11.8% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 238.99 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 12,565 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 4.47 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 524.32 million current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 117.28 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 189.91 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita in Romania?
- Share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita in Romania was 90.8% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 90.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.3% in 2002.
- How does Romania rank for share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita?
- Romania ranks 165th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita 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 for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with improved sanitation vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities, such as toilets or latrines, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.