Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Romania

Access to basic sanitation in Romania in 2024 — 90.5%. Ranked 110 in the world out of 193. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 16.4 pp.

2024 90.5% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 110of 193
Period maximum 90.5%2024
Period minimum 74.1%2002

Trend over time

2001–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Romania, 2001–20247075808590952001200420072010201320162019202220242001: 74.1%2002: 74.1%2003: 74.1%2004: 74.2%2005: 74.2%2006: 75.2%2007: 76.1%2008: 77%2009: 78%2010: 78.9%2011: 79.8%2012: 80.7%2013: 81.6%2014: 82.4%2015: 83.3%2016: 84.2%2017: 85.1%2018: 86%2019: 86.9%2020: 87.8%2021: 88.7%2022: 89.6%2023: 90.5%2024: 90.5%
Change over the period: +16.4 pp Annual average: 0.71 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Romania 90.5%
World 82.2%
Eastern Europe computed 94.3%
High-income countries computed 98.4%
Access to basic sanitation — Romania, by year Romania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 90.5 +0 pp
2023 90.5 +0.9 pp
2022 89.6 +0.9 pp
2021 88.7 +0.9 pp
2020 87.8 +0.9 pp
2019 86.9 +0.9 pp
2018 86 +0.9 pp
2017 85.1 +0.9 pp
2016 84.2 +0.9 pp
2015 83.3 +0.9 pp
2014 82.4 +0.9 pp
2013 81.6 +0.9 pp
2012 80.7 +0.9 pp
2011 79.8 +0.9 pp
2010 78.9 +0.9 pp
2009 78 +0.9 pp
2008 77 +0.9 pp
2007 76.1 +0.9 pp
2006 75.2 +0.9 pp
2005 74.2 +0.1 pp
2004 74.2 +0.1 pp
2003 74.1 +0.1 pp
2002 74.1 −0 pp
2001 74.1

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.