Northern Europe vs Romania: Cropland — Area per capita

Northern Europe
0.18 ha/cap
in 2024
Romania
0.46 ha/cap
in 2024
Northern Europe rank
18th
Romania rank
22nd

Cropland — Area per capita over time

  • Northern Europe
  • Romania
0.20.30.40.50.6196119922024

How they compare

Romania currently reports 0.46 ha/cap against 0.18 ha/cap in Northern Europe, a difference of 0.28 ha/cap.

That makes Romania's figure about 2.6 times Northern Europe's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.

Northern Europe ranks 18th and Romania ranks 22nd of 29 groups.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern Europe Romania Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2244 ha/cap 0.5567 ha/cap 0.3322 ha/cap Romania
1970s 0.204 ha/cap 0.499 ha/cap 0.295 ha/cap Romania
1980s 0.197 ha/cap 0.467 ha/cap 0.27 ha/cap Romania
1990s 0.21 ha/cap 0.439 ha/cap 0.229 ha/cap Romania
2000s 0.19 ha/cap 0.448 ha/cap 0.258 ha/cap Romania
2010s 0.185 ha/cap 0.464 ha/cap 0.279 ha/cap Romania
2020s 0.18 ha/cap 0.46 ha/cap 0.28 ha/cap Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Northern Europe or Romania?
Romania, at 0.46 ha/cap against 0.18 ha/cap in Northern Europe as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Northern Europe and Romania?
0.28 ha/cap, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Europe and Romania?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Northern Europe and Romania rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
Northern Europe ranks 18th and Romania ranks 22nd of 29 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cropland — Area per capita
Unit
ha/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
266 places, 15,610 data points, 1961–2024
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.