Romania

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 32,099.41 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 19,257,520 HDI (2020): 0.83
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 74
Score: 51.1
Vulnerability 0.413
Readiness 0.435

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 103rd most vulnerable country and the 84th 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
Ranking
68
66
67
72
76
75
71
64
70
69
65
71
65
59
58
69
71
80
78
74
69
72
72
70
76
74
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.413
Food
0.494
Projected change of cereal yields
0.779
Projected population change
-
Food import dependency
0.163
Rural population
0.494
Agriculture capacity
0.874
Child malnutrition
0.159
Water
0.441
Projected change of annual runoff
0.481
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.189
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.135
Water dependency ratio
0.800
Dam capacity
0.860
Access to reliable drinking water
0.184
Health
0.318
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
0.002
Slum population
0.124
Medical staff
0.892
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.172
Ecosystem Services
0.424
Projected change of biome distribution
0.694
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.483
Natural capital dependency
-
Ecological footprint
0.202
Protected biome
0.225
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.514
Human Habitat
0.475
Projected change of warm periods
0.102
Projected change of flood hazard
0.699
Urban concentration
0.506
Age dependency ratio
0.532
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.536
Paved roads
0.474
Infrastructure
0.325
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.510
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.241
Dependency on imported energy
0.728
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.113
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.356