Romania - Annual freshwater withdrawals

Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture (% of total freshwater withdrawal)

Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture (% of total freshwater withdrawal) in Romania was 22.01 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 44.78 in 1992, while its lowest value was 12.93 in 2002.

Definition: Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, AQUASTAT data.

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Year Value
1972 37.69
1977 38.16
1982 38.35
1987 42.68
1992 44.78
1997 23.92
2002 12.93
2007 15.96
2012 16.86
2017 22.01

Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic (% of total freshwater withdrawal)

Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic (% of total freshwater withdrawal) in Romania was 15.47 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 20.17 in 2002, while its lowest value was 11.20 in 1992.

Definition: Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, AQUASTAT data.

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Year Value
1972 14.61
1977 12.87
1982 12.26
1987 12.23
1992 11.20
1997 16.45
2002 20.17
2007 15.91
2012 16.24
2017 15.47

Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry (% of total freshwater withdrawal)

Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry (% of total freshwater withdrawal) in Romania was 62.51 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 66.91 in 2002, while its lowest value was 44.02 in 1992.

Definition: Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for industry are total withdrawals for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, AQUASTAT data.

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Year Value
1972 47.70
1977 48.97
1982 49.39
1987 45.09
1992 44.02
1997 59.63
2002 66.91
2007 63.63
2012 66.89
2017 62.51

Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources

Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in Romania was 6.01 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 19.16 in 1987, while its lowest value was 6.01 in 2018.

Definition: The level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources is the ratio between total freshwater withdrawn by all major sectors and total renewable freshwater resources, after taking into account environmental water requirements. Main sectors, as defined by ISIC standards, include agriculture; forestry and fishing; manufacturing; electricity industry; and services. This indicator is also known as water withdrawal intensity.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, AQUASTAT data.

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Year Value
1972 10.78
1977 15.13
1982 18.24
1987 19.16
1992 18.82
1997 11.67
2002 8.63
2007 6.45
2012 6.07
2017 6.34
2018 6.01

Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters)

The value for Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) in Romania was 6.77 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 20.46 in 1987 and a minimum value of 6.48 in 2012.

Definition: Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture and industry are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production and for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, AQUASTAT data.

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Year Value
1972 11.51
1977 16.16
1982 19.48
1987 20.46
1992 20.10
1997 12.46
2002 9.22
2007 6.88
2012 6.48
2017 6.77

Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)

Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) in Romania was 15.98 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 48.29 in 1987, while its lowest value was 15.29 in 2012.

Definition: Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture and industry are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production and for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, AQUASTAT data.

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Year Value
1972 27.17
1977 38.13
1982 45.97
1987 48.29
1992 47.42
1997 29.40
2002 21.76
2007 16.24
2012 15.29
2017 15.98

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Freshwater