Iraq vs Romania: Land use over the long-term
Iraq
3.97 million hectares
in 2025
Romania
3.82 million hectares
in 2025
Iraq rank
69th
Romania rank
70th
Land use over the long-term over time
- Iraq
- Romania
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 3.97 million hectares against 3.82 million hectares in Romania, a difference of 153,100 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 69th and Romania ranks 70th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 39.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.10 million hectares | 2.03 million hectares | 73,580 hectares | Iraq |
| 1100s | 1.80 million hectares | 2.90 million hectares | 1.11 million hectares | Romania |
| 1200s | 1.38 million hectares | 2.55 million hectares | 1.18 million hectares | Romania |
| 1300s | 974,174 hectares | 2.82 million hectares | 1.85 million hectares | Romania |
| 1400s | 944,368 hectares | 2.71 million hectares | 1.77 million hectares | Romania |
| 1500s | 911,490 hectares | 3.14 million hectares | 2.23 million hectares | Romania |
| 1600s | 1.09 million hectares | 2.55 million hectares | 1.46 million hectares | Romania |
| 1700s | 831,702 hectares | 3.10 million hectares | 2.27 million hectares | Romania |
| 1710s | 827,130 hectares | 3.43 million hectares | 2.60 million hectares | Romania |
| 1720s | 822,463 hectares | 3.37 million hectares | 2.55 million hectares | Romania |
| 1730s | 817,693 hectares | 3.28 million hectares | 2.47 million hectares | Romania |
| 1740s | 812,815 hectares | 3.17 million hectares | 2.36 million hectares | Romania |
| 1750s | 807,823 hectares | 3.02 million hectares | 2.21 million hectares | Romania |
| 1760s | 802,709 hectares | 3.10 million hectares | 2.29 million hectares | Romania |
| 1770s | 797,464 hectares | 3.17 million hectares | 2.37 million hectares | Romania |
| 1780s | 792,080 hectares | 3.23 million hectares | 2.44 million hectares | Romania |
| 1790s | 786,546 hectares | 3.29 million hectares | 2.50 million hectares | Romania |
| 1800s | 780,850 hectares | 3.34 million hectares | 2.56 million hectares | Romania |
| 1810s | 815,630 hectares | 3.44 million hectares | 2.62 million hectares | Romania |
| 1820s | 851,698 hectares | 3.53 million hectares | 2.68 million hectares | Romania |
| 1830s | 889,063 hectares | 3.75 million hectares | 2.86 million hectares | Romania |
| 1840s | 927,722 hectares | 3.81 million hectares | 2.88 million hectares | Romania |
| 1850s | 967,662 hectares | 3.86 million hectares | 2.89 million hectares | Romania |
| 1860s | 1.01 million hectares | 3.94 million hectares | 2.93 million hectares | Romania |
| 1870s | 1.14 million hectares | 4.00 million hectares | 2.85 million hectares | Romania |
| 1880s | 1.29 million hectares | 4.03 million hectares | 2.74 million hectares | Romania |
| 1890s | 1.46 million hectares | 4.03 million hectares | 2.57 million hectares | Romania |
| 1900s | 1.65 million hectares | 4.01 million hectares | 2.37 million hectares | Romania |
| 1910s | 1.86 million hectares | 4.05 million hectares | 2.19 million hectares | Romania |
| 1920s | 2.03 million hectares | 3.92 million hectares | 1.89 million hectares | Romania |
| 1930s | 1.96 million hectares | 4.21 million hectares | 2.25 million hectares | Romania |
| 1940s | 2.87 million hectares | 4.11 million hectares | 1.24 million hectares | Romania |
| 1950s | 3.81 million hectares | 4.11 million hectares | 297,455 hectares | Romania |
| 1960s | 4.03 million hectares | 4.29 million hectares | 258,277 hectares | Romania |
| 1970s | 4.00 million hectares | 4.45 million hectares | 445,800 hectares | Romania |
| 1980s | 4.00 million hectares | 4.45 million hectares | 450,100 hectares | Romania |
| 1990s | 4.00 million hectares | 4.86 million hectares | 859,000 hectares | Romania |
| 2000s | 4.00 million hectares | 4.72 million hectares | 722,000 hectares | Romania |
| 2010s | 4.00 million hectares | 4.53 million hectares | 525,500 hectares | Romania |
| 2020s | 3.98 million hectares | 4.00 million hectares | 19,933 hectares | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use over the long-term, Iraq or Romania?
- Iraq, at 3.97 million hectares against 3.82 million hectares in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Iraq and Romania?
- 153,100 hectares, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Romania?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Romania rank globally for land use over the long-term?
- Iraq ranks 69th and Romania ranks 70th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.