Romania

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 45,777.04 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 19,059,479 HDI (2023): 0.84
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 69
Score: 51.4
Vulnerability 0.412
Readiness 0.441

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 98th most vulnerable country and the 70th 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 23
Ranking
60
59
61
67
70
71
72
63
71
64
64
68
56
51
51
63
69
73
71
68
67
68
67
68
75
71
70
70
69
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.412
Food
0.490
Projected change of cereal yields
0.779
Projected population change
-
Food import dependency
0.163
Rural population
0.489
Agriculture capacity
0.876
Child malnutrition
0.145
Water
0.444
Projected change of annual runoff
0.481
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.189
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.159
Water dependency ratio
0.800
Dam capacity
0.854
Access to reliable drinking water
0.182
Health
0.295
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
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.630
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
0.476
Projected change of warm periods
0.102
Projected change of flood hazard
0.699
Urban concentration
0.511
Age dependency ratio
0.529
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.538
Paved roads
0.474
Infrastructure
0.342
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.510
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.241
Dependency on imported energy
0.277
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.020
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
1.000