Estonia vs Romania: Arable land use per person
Estonia
0.5189 hectares per person
in 2023
Romania
0.4411 hectares per person
in 2023
Estonia rank
15th
Romania rank
18th
Arable land use per person over time
- Estonia
- Romania
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 0.5189 hectares per person against 0.4411 hectares per person in Romania, a difference of 0.0778 hectares per person.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.2 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 15th and Romania ranks 18th of 206 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6518 hectares per person | 0.4125 hectares per person | 0.2393 hectares per person | Estonia |
| 2000s | 0.4508 hectares per person | 0.4238 hectares per person | 0.027 hectares per person | Estonia |
| 2010s | 0.5006 hectares per person | 0.4439 hectares per person | 0.0567 hectares per person | Estonia |
| 2020s | 0.5227 hectares per person | 0.4404 hectares per person | 0.0824 hectares per person | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Estonia or Romania?
- Estonia, at 0.5189 hectares per person against 0.4411 hectares per person in Romania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Estonia and Romania?
- 0.0778 hectares per person, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Romania?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Estonia and Romania rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Estonia ranks 15th and Romania ranks 18th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.