Romania vs United States: Cropland — Area per capita

Romania
0.46 ha/cap
in 2024
United States
0.45 ha/cap
in 2024
Romania rank
26th
United States rank
28th

Cropland — Area per capita over time

  • Romania
  • United States
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 0.46 ha/cap against 0.45 ha/cap in United States, a difference of 0.01 ha/cap.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.

Romania ranks 26th and United States ranks 28th of 250 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 1 and United States in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania United States Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5567 ha/cap 0.9289 ha/cap 0.3722 ha/cap United States
1970s 0.499 ha/cap 0.87 ha/cap 0.371 ha/cap United States
1980s 0.467 ha/cap 0.789 ha/cap 0.322 ha/cap United States
1990s 0.439 ha/cap 0.689 ha/cap 0.25 ha/cap United States
2000s 0.448 ha/cap 0.578 ha/cap 0.13 ha/cap United States
2010s 0.464 ha/cap 0.492 ha/cap 0.028 ha/cap United States
2020s 0.46 ha/cap 0.454 ha/cap 0.006 ha/cap Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Romania or United States?
Romania, at 0.46 ha/cap against 0.45 ha/cap in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Romania and United States?
0.01 ha/cap, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and United States?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Romania and United States rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
Romania ranks 26th and United States ranks 28th of 250 countries.
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
280 places, 16,444 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.