Romania

Safe drinking water in Romania

Safe drinking water in Romania: 81.7% in 2000 and 82.1% in 2022, by WHO/UNICEF estimates.

Latest, 2022
82.1%
Since 2000
+0.4 percentage points
Rank, 2022
68 of 135
counting from the highest
World, 2022
72.9%
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% of people · WHO/UNICEF

Safe drinking water in RomaniaSafe drinking water in Romania: 81.7% in 2000 and 82.1% in 2022, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. The highest was 82.1% in 2022, the lowest 81.6% in 2002.
Estimates, WHO/UNICEFWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 82.1% in 2022, the lowest 81.6% in 2002.

Every year

% of people · WHO/UNICEF

YearRomaniaWorld
202282.172.9
20218272.5
20208272.3
20198271.7
201881.971
201781.970.4
201681.969.7
201581.969.1
201481.968.4
201381.967.7
201281.967.1
201181.966.4
201081.965.9
200981.965.4
200881.864.9
200781.864.6
200681.764
200581.763.7
200481.763
200381.662.4
200281.661.8
200181.661.1
200081.760.8

Good to know

  • The share of people whose drinking water comes from an improved source at home, there when needed and free of contamination.
  • Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme, via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 135 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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