Safely managed sanitation — all countries

Safely managed sanitation — Romania

Safely managed sanitation in Romania in 2024 — 89.8%. Ranked 39 in the world out of 141. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 41.9 pp.

2024 89.8% +0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 39of 141
Period maximum 89.8%2024
Period minimum 47.9%2002

Trend over time

2001–2024 · % of population

Safely managed sanitation — Romania, 2001–20244060801002001200420072010201320162019202220242001: 47.9%2002: 47.9%2003: 47.9%2004: 48.9%2005: 49.9%2006: 51.7%2007: 53.6%2008: 55.5%2009: 57.4%2010: 59.4%2011: 61.5%2012: 63.7%2013: 65.9%2014: 68.1%2015: 70.5%2016: 72.9%2017: 75.4%2018: 78%2019: 80.6%2020: 83.1%2021: 85.4%2022: 87.8%2023: 89.7%2024: 89.8%
Change over the period: +41.9 pp Annual average: 1.82 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Romania 89.8%
World 58.5%
Eastern Europe computed 74.1%
High-income countries computed 90.1%
Safely managed sanitation — Romania, by year Romania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 89.8 +0.1 pp
2023 89.7 +1.9 pp
2022 87.8 +2.3 pp
2021 85.4 +2.3 pp
2020 83.1 +2.5 pp
2019 80.6 +2.7 pp
2018 78 +2.6 pp
2017 75.4 +2.5 pp
2016 72.9 +2.4 pp
2015 70.5 +2.3 pp
2014 68.1 +2.3 pp
2013 65.9 +2.2 pp
2012 63.7 +2.1 pp
2011 61.5 +2.1 pp
2010 59.4 +2 pp
2009 57.4 +2 pp
2008 55.5 +1.9 pp
2007 53.6 +1.8 pp
2006 51.7 +1.8 pp
2005 49.9 +1 pp
2004 48.9 +1 pp
2003 47.9 +0 pp
2002 47.9 −0 pp
2001 47.9

Eastern Europe, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population with safely managed sanitation — the top rung of the WHO and UNICEF ladder. Having a separate toilet is not enough: the waste must either be treated on the spot or removed and treated elsewhere. It is the second condition that makes the indicator far more demanding than basic sanitation: in many large cities almost everyone has a toilet, but there are no treatment facilities for the whole volume of wastewater, and by this measure a country turns out to be noticeably lower.

Important: It accounts not only for the presence of a toilet but also for the fate of the wastewater, so the values are substantially lower than those of basic sanitation.

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