Water resources per capita — all countries

Water resources per capita — Romania

Water resources per capita in Romania in 2022 — 2,225 m³/person. Ranked 99 in the world out of 181. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 2.6%.

2022 2,225 m³/person +0.39% vs 2021
World rank 99of 181
Period maximum 2,284 m³/person1961
Period minimum 1,827 m³/person1990

Trend over time

1961–2022 · m³ per capita

Water resources per capita — Romania, 1961–20221,8002,0002,2002,40019611968197519821989199620032010201720221961: 2,284 m³/person1963: 2,255 m³/person1965: 2,227 m³/person1967: 2,170 m³/person1969: 2,118 m³/person1971: 2,071 m³/person1973: 2,034 m³/person1975: 1,990 m³/person1977: 1,948 m³/person1979: 1,918 m³/person1981: 1,896 m³/person1983: 1,879 m³/person1985: 1,864 m³/person1987: 1,847 m³/person1989: 1,830 m³/person1991: 1,843 m³/person1993: 1,862 m³/person1995: 1,868 m³/person1997: 1,879 m³/person1999: 1,886 m³/person2001: 1,915 m³/person2003: 1,964 m³/person2005: 1,988 m³/person2007: 2,029 m³/person2009: 2,081 m³/person2011: 2,103 m³/person2013: 2,121 m³/person2015: 2,139 m³/person2017: 2,163 m³/person2019: 2,188 m³/person2021: 2,216 m³/person2022: 2,225 m³/person
Change over the period: −59 (−2.59%) Average annual rate: -0.04 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Romania

Romania 2,225 m³/person
World 5,393 m³/person
Europe & Central Asia 7,674 m³/person
Eastern Europe computed 15,965 m³/person
High-income countries computed 10,978 m³/person
Water resources per capita — Romania, by year Romania All countries CSV XLSX
Year m³/person Change Change, %
2022 2,225 +9 +0.39%
2021 2,216 +16 +0.75%
2020 2,200 +12 +0.55%
2019 2,188 +11 +0.53%
2018 2,176 +13 +0.59%
2017 2,163 +12 +0.58%
2016 2,151 +12 +0.58%
2015 2,139 +10 +0.47%
2014 2,129 +8 +0.38%
2013 2,121 +8 +0.37%
2012 2,113 +9 +0.45%
2011 2,103 +10 +0.49%
2010 2,093 +12 +0.6%
2009 2,081 +17 +0.84%
2008 2,064 +34 +1.68%
2007 2,029 +30 +1.49%
2006 2,000 +12 +0.59%
2005 1,988 +12 +0.62%
2004 1,976 +11 +0.57%
2003 1,964 +14 +0.72%
2002 1,950 +35 +1.85%
2001 1,915 +27 +1.41%
2000 1,888 +2 +0.13%
1999 1,886 +3 +0.16%
1998 1,883 +4 +0.21%
1997 1,879 +5 +0.29%
1996 1,874 +5 +0.29%
1995 1,868 +4 +0.2%
1994 1,864 +3 +0.15%
1993 1,862 +3 +0.14%
1992 1,859 +17 +0.91%
1991 1,843 +16 +0.87%
1990 1,827 −3 −0.17%
1989 1,830 −8 −0.45%
1988 1,838 −9 −0.47%
1987 1,847 −9 −0.49%
1986 1,856 −8 −0.45%
1985 1,864 −8 −0.41%
1984 1,872 −7 −0.35%
1983 1,879 −7 −0.38%
1982 1,886 −10 −0.55%
1981 1,896 −12 −0.65%
1980 1,908 −10 −0.53%
1979 1,918 −12 −0.63%
1978 1,931 −17 −0.89%
1977 1,948 −18 −0.94%
1976 1,966 −24 −1.2%
1975 1,990 −25 −1.24%
1974 2,015 −19 −0.92%
1973 2,034 −17 −0.85%
1972 2,052 −20 −0.95%
1971 2,071 −22 −1.03%
1970 2,093 −25 −1.19%
1969 2,118 −22 −1.05%
1968 2,140 −29 −1.34%
1967 2,170 −36 −1.63%
1966 2,206 −21 −0.96%
1965 2,227 −13 −0.59%
1964 2,240 −14 −0.64%
1963 2,255 −15 −0.65%
1962 2,269 −15 −0.65%
1961 2,284

About the indicator

Internal renewable water resources divided by the population. This is the conventional measure of water scarcity: below 1,700 cubic meters per person a year indicates water stress, below 1,000 scarcity, and below 500 absolute scarcity. The value falls even where the water itself does not diminish — simply from population growth — and the series shows which countries are entering scarcity demographically.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its water resources divided by all of its population. The thresholds of 1,700, 1,000 and 500 m³ are widely used benchmarks, not an official classification.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.