People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Romania
Romania: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.083 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Romania, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Romania recorded 0.083 people per person for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Romania peaked at 0.2169 people per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.083 people per person, in 2024.
Romania ranks 61st of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Romania, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.2141 people per person | — |
| 2002 | 0.2169 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2161 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2148 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2136 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2054 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1992 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1934 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.186 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1781 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1701 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1628 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1557 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1486 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1416 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1346 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1277 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1206 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1134 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1061 people per person | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0987 people per person | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0914 people per person | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0838 people per person | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 0.083 people per person | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2066 people per person | 0.186 people per person | 0.2169 people per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1453 people per person | 0.1134 people per person | 0.1781 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0926 people per person | 0.083 people per person | 0.1061 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More reference data data for Romania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.689 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.75 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Romania?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Romania was 0.083 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2169 people per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.083 people per person in 2024.
- How does Romania rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Romania ranks 61st out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.