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Romania
RegionEastern Europe
GDP556.07[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita28832.62[$]
Population19.29[millions]
Land Area237112.83[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 30 56.00 5.30
Ecosystem Vitality 9 65.40 5.90
Biodiversity 25 81.10 9.10
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 59 96.30 17.90
Terrestrial biomes (global) 56 97.60 11.90
Marine protected areas 1 100.00 NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 78 36.30 15.60
Biodiversity Habitat Index 166 31.90 NA
Species Protection Index 55 69.20 6.60
Species Habitat Index 86 85.00 -6.50
Ecosystem Services 52 35.00 0.80
Tree cover loss 56 21.00 0.20
Grassland loss 1 100.00 51.80
Wetland loss 69 53.70 -46.30
Fisheries 5 66.30 -4.10
Fish Stock Status NA NA NA
Marine Trophic Index 1 100.00 NA
Fish caught by trawling 15 22.90 -9.40
Acidification 35 95.90 21.90
SO2 growth rate 1 100.00 26.60
NOx growth rate 43 91.90 17.30
Agriculture 28 53.80 2.20
Pesticide 50 41.80 NA
N Mgmt Index 14 65.70 4.30
Water Resources 55 25.70 NA
Wastewater treatment 55 25.70 NA
Health 69 45.20 6.30
Air Quality 77 39.20 9.20
PM2.5 89 33.20 10.60
Household solid fuels 79 44.50 7.30
Ozone 31 66.80 21.50
NOx 121 20.30 2.40
SO2 121 37.70 9.20
CO 87 54.30 8.30
VOC 53 48.40 -0.70
Sanitation Drinking Water 62 56.00 3.30
Sanitation 75 56.80 4.80
Drinking water 56 55.40 2.30
Heavy Metals 82 50.80 7.60
Lead 82 50.80 7.60
Waste Management 59 45.60 -3.30
Solid waste 54 69.50 NA
Recycling 122 13.00 0.60
Ocean Plastics 85 30.30 -14.10
Climate Policy 44 51.30 4.20
Climate Change 44 51.30 4.20
CO2 growth rate 23 61.40 17.80
CH4 growth rate 51 52.60 1.00
F-gas growth rate 99 54.60 -38.10
N2O growth rate 35 80.90 6.30
Black Carbon growth rate 1 100.00 NA
Proj. GHG Emissions 104 31.20 -2.40
CO2 from land cover 44 63.00 7.00
GHG intensity trend 12 82.40 -13.90
GHG per capita 101 44.50 0.80

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Ireland 57.4
Japan 57.2
New Zealand 56.7
Spain 56.6
Bahamas 56.2
Greece 56.2
Romania 56
Lithuania 55.9
Seychelles 55.6
Hungary 55.1
GDP per capita
Latvia 61.1
Croatia 60.2
Slovakia 60
Cyprus 58
Greece 56.2
Bahamas 56.2
Romania 56
Hungary 55.1
Russia 37.5
Turkey 26.3
Issue Performance
Latvia 61.1
Romania 56
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53.2
Bulgaria 51.9
Panama 50.5
Ukraine 49.6
Suriname 45.9
Tonga 43.8
Comoros 42.5
Peru 39.8
Government Effectiveness
Romania 56
Dominica 51.2
Cuba 47.5
Mexico 45.5
Kuwait 42.4
Argentina 41.1
Tunisia 40.7
Peru 39.8
Azerbaijan 38.6
Benin 29.6
Regulatory Quality
Croatia 60.2
Romania 56
Botswana 54
Panama 50.5
Saint Lucia 49.4
Montenegro 46.9
Costa Rica 46.3
Colombia 42.4
Kuwait 42.4
Oman 30.7
Voice and Accountability
Croatia 60.2
Romania 56
Namibia 50.9
Poland 50.6
Panama 50.5
Belize 50
Argentina 41.1
Vanuatu 36.9
Solomon Islands 35
Ghana 27.7
Rule of Law
Croatia 60.2
Greece 56.2
Romania 56
Botswana 54
Barbados 53.2
Namibia 50.9
Grenada 47.9
Tonga 43.8
Kuwait 42.4
Georgia 39.1
Control of Corruption
Romania 56
Montenegro 46.9
Jamaica 45.6
Kuwait 42.4
Bahrain 42
Tunisia 40.7
Marshall Islands 36.2
Lesotho 32.3
Benin 29.6
China 28.4
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Croatia 60.2
Slovakia 60
Belgium 58.2
Romania 56
United Arab Emirates 52.4
Poland 50.6
Cuba 47.5
South Korea 46.9
Marshall Islands 36.2
Solomon Islands 35
Eastern Europe
Croatia 60.2
Slovakia 60
Czech Republic 59.9
Cyprus 58
Greece 56.2
Romania 56
Lithuania 55.9
Hungary 55.1
North Macedonia 54.3
Bulgaria 51.9
EU-27
Czech Republic 59.9
Belgium 58.2
Cyprus 58
Italy 57.7
Ireland 57.4
Spain 56.6
Greece 56.2
Romania 56
Lithuania 55.9
Hungary 55.1
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
EPI ISO3: 
ROU