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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 42,973.19 Int. Dollar | Population (2022): 19,047,009 | HDI (2022): 0.83 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
79
Score: 51.3
Vulnerability
0.415
Readiness
0.440
The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Romania places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Romania is well positioned to adapt. Romania is the 99th most vulnerable country and the 83rd most ready country.
ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995
| Year | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
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| Ranking | 76 | 75 | 76 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 84 | 74 | 81 | 79 | 76 | 77 | 66 | 60 | 58 | 68 | 71 | 81 | 78 | 73 | 70 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 82 | 76 | 77 | 79 |
| Indicator | 2003 to 2022 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.415 | |
| Food | 0.488 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.779 | |
| Projected population change | - | |
| Food import dependency | 0.154 | |
| Rural population | 0.490 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.875 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.143 | |
| Water | 0.440 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.481 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.189 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.130 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.800 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.862 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.182 | |
| Health | 0.315 | |
| Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases | 0.061 | |
| Projected change in vector-borne diseases | 0.658 | |
| Dependency on external resource for health services | 0.089 | |
| Slum population | - | |
| Medical staff | 0.640 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.126 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.424 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.694 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.483 | |
| Natural capital dependency | - | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.206 | |
| Protected biome | 0.225 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.514 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.474 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.102 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.699 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.510 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.520 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.538 | |
| Paved roads | 0.474 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.350 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.510 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.241 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.327 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.020 | |
| Electricity access | 0 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 1.000 |