Environment in Romania

3,808 indicators covering environment for Romania.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Forest area as a proportion of total land area 30.2% 2025 up 0.8% 132nd
Share of forest area within protected areas 37.8% 2025 unchanged 38th
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas 37.8% 2025 unchanged 38th
Italy — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 175,651 1000 USD 2018 up 96.6% 14th
United States of America — Forest products (export/import) — Export 67,205 1000 USD 2018 up 86,060.3% 26th
Biogasoline — Energy production 1,856 TJ 2024 up 477.2% 29th
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste 73.13 Index 2023 up 14.8% 33rd
Total FAO — Wood chips and particles — Import Quantity 186,063 m3 2018 up 12,304.2% 22nd
Canada — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 46 t 2017 up 2,200.0% 86th
Canada — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 27 1000 USD 2017 up 42.1% 97th
Biodiesel — Energy consumption 15,681 TJ 2024 up 200.1% 16th
Total FAO — Fibreboard — Export Quantity 332,945 m3 2018 down 33.6% 19th
Wood pellets — Production 381,420 t 2024 down 30.7% 27th
Total FAO — Wood chips and particles — Import Value 10,369 1000 USD 2018 up 947.4% 22nd
Legislation, Regulation, Act related to the prevention of 1 2025 unchanged 1st
South Africa — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 73 1000 USD 2018 up 386.7% 84th
Others (adjustment) — Wood chips and particles — Import Quantity 51,093 m3 2018 up 12,123.2% 24th
Total FAO — Fibreboard — Export Value 110,023 1000 USD 2018 down 20.0% 19th
Hazardous pesticides — Export quantity 0.023 t 2024 down 100.0% 88th
Hazardous pesticides — Export value 0.066 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 94th
Japan — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 1,092 1000 USD 2018 up 1,248.2% 39th
Others (adjustment) — Wood chips and particles — Import Value -75 1000 USD 2018 down 275.0% 97th
Germany — Fibreboard — Import Quantity 39,584 m3 2018 down 65.9% 17th
Germany — Fibreboard — Import Value 28,953 1000 USD 2018 down 56.6% 17th
Others (adjustment) — Fibreboard — Export Quantity 94,200 m3 2018 down 57.0% 17th
Germany — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 70,306 1000 USD 2018 up 8.4% 27th
Disinfectants, etc — Export quantity 7,545 t 2006 up 83,735.9% 16th
Rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) 4.5 km 2021 unchanged 18th
Portugal — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 2,886 t 2018 up 375.5% 46th
Portugal — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 3,623 1000 USD 2018 up 347.3% 40th
Others (adjustment) — Fibreboard — Export Value 7,895 1000 USD 2018 up 121.8% 7th
Insecticides – Pyrethroids — Agricultural Use 162 t 2024 up 121.9% 20th
Cropland area certified organic — Area 312.48 1000 ha 2024 up 152.2% 8th
Unspecified Area — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 42 t 2018 down 10.6% 77th
Unspecified Area — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 39 1000 USD 2018 down 81.9% 89th
Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN) — Export value 775.9 1000 USD 2024 down 99.1% 25th
Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN) — Export quantity 2,128 t 2024 down 99.4% 24th
Ozone (O₃) concentration 59 ppb 2015 down 1.7% 69th
Salts of Pentachlorophenol — Import quantity 0.6106 t 2024 down 89.0% 64th
Salts of Pentachlorophenol — Import value 34.07 1000 USD 2024 down 28.8% 54th
Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use 22 t 2024 down 81.2% 48th
Russian Federation — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 40,511 t 2018 up 343.5% 12th
Russian Federation — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 33,949 1000 USD 2018 up 248.2% 12th
Switzerland — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 27 t 2018 down 99.4% 72nd
Switzerland — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 121 1000 USD 2018 down 98.6% 63rd
India — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 4,274 1000 USD 2018 up 4.2% 55th
Coastal protection 74.93 2025 unchanged 77th
FDI inflows to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value US$ 123.21 million USD 2022 up 15.5% 12th
Insecticides - nes — Agricultural Use 425 t 2024 up 7.6% 25th
Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export quantity 0 t 2016 38th
Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export value 0 1000 USD 2016 37th
Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, coniferous (export/import) — Export 8,024 m3 2018 down 89.7% 43rd
Superphosphates, other — Import quantity 20,626 t 2024 up 6,238.1% 12th
Superphosphates, other — Import value 4,224 1000 USD 2024 up 4,646.0% 17th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Artificial 2,433 km2 2021 up 2.8% 14th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Croplands 20,196 km2 2021 down 0.2% 6th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Inland water 263.9 km2 2021 down 0.6% 22nd
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 75,467 km2 2021 down 1.0% 18th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Shrub-covered 630.7 km2 2021 down 1.6% 26th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or 5.3 km2 2021 down 10.2% 52nd