Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes in Romania
Romania: Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes was 30.27 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Romania, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Romania is 30.27, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 62.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Romania peaked at 29.39 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.6, in 2000.
Romania ranks 13th of 249 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.6 | — |
| 2001 | 12.28 | +61.7% |
| 2002 | 11.96 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 13.12 | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 14.22 | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 15.63 | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 16.9 | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 20.45 | +21.0% |
| 2008 | 22.11 | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 17.32 | -21.7% |
| 2010 | 13.58 | -21.6% |
| 2011 | 18.93 | +39.4% |
| 2012 | 17.91 | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 17.9 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 18.68 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 22.41 | +19.9% |
| 2016 | 22.81 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 21.21 | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 22.99 | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 27.52 | +19.7% |
| 2020 | 28.48 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 29.39 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 29.16 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 27.96 | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 30.27 | +8.3% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 30.27 is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.35, 2.2× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Romania's 30.27 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.62, 2.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.16 | 7.6 | 22.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.39 | 13.58 | 27.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.05 | 27.96 | 30.27 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More development goals data for Romania
- Red List Index 0.8618 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 11.18 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,023 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 61 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 44 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 44 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 93 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 93 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 113 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,093 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Romania?
- Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Romania was 30.27 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 29.39 in 2021.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6 in 2000.
- How does Romania rank for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material?
- Romania ranks 13th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material (tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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