List of indicators, as used for the SSI-Romania-2008

1. HEALTHY LIFE
Description: life expectation at birth in number of healthy life years − Hale
Source: WHO
Year: 2002
Formula: F(x) = (X-20)/60*10
Range of validity: 20 ≤ x ≤ 80

2. SUFFICIENT FOOD
Description: number of undernourished people as percentage of the total population
Source: FAO
Year: 2000 – 2002
Formula: F(x) = (100-X)/100*10
Range of validity: 0 ≤ x ≤ 100

3. SUFFICIENT TO DRINK
Description: number of people with sustainable access to an improved water source as percentage of the total population
Source: WHO
Year: 2002
Formula: F(x) = X/100*10
Range of validity: 0 ≤ x ≤ 100

4. SAFE SANITATION
Description: number of people with sustainable access to improved sanitation as percentage of the total population
Source: WHO
Year: 2002
Formula: F(x) = X/100*10
Range of validity: 0 ≤ x ≤ 100

5. EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES
Description: combined gross enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary schools
Source: Unesco
Year: 2002 / 2003
Formula: F(x) = X/100*10
Range of validity: 0 ≤ x ≤ 100

6. GENDER EQUALITY
Description: Gender Related Development Index
Source: UNDP
Year: 2003
Formula: F(x) = X*10
Range of validity: 0 ≤ x ≤ 1

7. AIR QUALITY
Description: air quality with respect to concentration of NO2, SO2, fine particulate matter and indoor air pollution from solid fuel use
Source: ESI
Year: 1993 – 2004
Formula: F(x) = (X+1.8)/4*10
Range of validity: -1.8 ≤ x ≤ 2.2

8. SURFACE WATER QUALITY
Description: Surface Water Quality based on dissolved oxygen concentration, electrical conductivity, phosphorus concentration and concentration of suspended solids
Source: ESI
Year: 1993 – 2003
Formula: F(x) = (X+2)/4*10
Range of validity: -2 ≤ x ≤ 2

9. LAND QUALITY
Description: degraded land as percentage of cultivated and modified land, the LQ-score
Source: HWI
Year: about 1997
Formula: F(x) = X/100*10
Range of validity: 0 ≤ x ≤ 100

10. GOOD GOVERNANCE
Description: the average of the values of the 6 Governance Indicators of the World Bank
Source: World Bank
Year: 2004
Formula: F(x) = (X+15)/30*10
Range of validity: -15 ≤ x ≤ 15

11. UNEMPLOYMENT
Description: employment as percentage of total labor force
Source: World Factbook 2006
Year: 2000-2004
Formula: F(x) = exp(-0.1*X)*10 for 0 ≤ x ≤ 60
Range of validity: F(x) = 0 for X > 60

12. POPULATION GROWTH
Description: average population growth in the period 2000 – 2005
Source: UN Population Division
Year: 2002
Formula: F(x) = (1-(X+1.5)/6.5)*10
Range of validity: -1.5 ≤ x ≤ 5

13. INCOME DISTRIBUTION
Description: income of the richest 10% to the poorest 10% of the people in a country
Source: HDR
Year: 1989 tot 2003
Formula: F(x) = exp(-0.1*(X-4.5))*10
Range of validity: 4.5 ≤ x ≤ 129

14. PUBLIC DEBT
Description: the level of public debt – and if this figure is lacking, the foreign debt – of a country as percentage of Gross Domestic Product
Source: IMF
Year: 2005
Formula: F(x) = exp(-0.009*X)*10
Range of validity: 0 ≤ x ≤ 793

15. WASTE RECYCLING
Description: amount of recycled solid waste as percentage of the total amount of solid waste
Source: ESI
Year: 1996 – 2003
Formula: F(x) = X/100*10
Range of validity: 0 ≤ x ≤ 100

16. USE OF RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES
Description: water consumption per year as percentage of the total available renewable water resources
Source: Aquastat
Year: 2004
Formula: F(x) = (100-X)/10 for 0 ≤ x ≤ 100
Range of validity: F(x) = 0 for X > 100

17. CONSUMPTION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY
Description: consumption of renewable energy as percentage of total energy consumption
Source: IEA
Year: 2001
Formula: F(x) = X/100*10
Range of validity: 0 ≤ x ≤ 100

18. FOREST AREA
Description: change in forest area of a country as pro mille content of world forest area in the period 1990 – 2000
Source: FAO
Year: 2005
Formula: F(x) = 0 for X < -0,7
F(x) = (10*X+7)^2*(-20*X+19)/11^3*10 for -0.7 ≤ x ≤ 0.4
Range of validity: F(x) = 10 for X > 0.4

19. PRESERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY
Description: National Biodiversity Index
Source: Global Biodiversity Outlook
Year: 2001
Formula: F(x) = X*10
Range of validity: 0 ≤ x ≤ 1

20. EMISSION OF GREENHOUSE GASES
Description: CO2 emission per capita
Source: CDIAC
Year: 2002
Formula: F(x) = 10-X for 0 ≤ x ≤ 10
Range of validity: F(x)=0 for X > 10

21. ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT
Description: the ecological footprint in hectares per capita
Source: WWF, Living Planet Report 2004
Year: 2001
Formula: F(x) = 10-3*X/1.8 for 0 ≤ x ≤ 6
Range of validity: F(x) = 0 for X > 6

22. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Description: participation in 14 international treaties and agreements with respect to human rights, nature and environment
Source: HDR and ESI
Year: 2004, 2005
Formula: F(x) = X*10
Range of validity: 0 ≤ x ≤ 1

A1. GDP PER CAPITA
Description: GDP of Romania as expressed in PPP (Purchasing Power Parity) in current international $
Source: World Bank
Year: 2007

A2. POVERTY RATE
Description: percentage of population living below the poverty line
Source: Poverty Assessment Analytical and Advisory Assistance Program
Year: 2007

A3. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Description: expenditure with research and development as percentage of GDP
Source: NIS
Year: 2006

A4. MODAL SPLIT OF TRANSPORT
Description: freight and passenger transport
Source: NIS
Year: 2006

A5. ORGANIC FARMLAND
Description: surface of organic farmland
Source: MARD
Year: 2007