Ireland vs Romania: Land use over the long-term
Ireland
3.75 million hectares
in 2025
Romania
3.82 million hectares
in 2025
Ireland rank
71st
Romania rank
70th
Land use over the long-term over time
- Ireland
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 3.82 million hectares against 3.75 million hectares in Ireland, a difference of 68,300 hectares.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Romania ahead.
Ireland ranks 71st and Romania ranks 70th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 13 and Romania in 27.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 760,505 hectares | 2.03 million hectares | 1.27 million hectares | Romania |
| 1100s | 1.29 million hectares | 2.90 million hectares | 1.61 million hectares | Romania |
| 1200s | 1.53 million hectares | 2.55 million hectares | 1.02 million hectares | Romania |
| 1300s | 1.51 million hectares | 2.82 million hectares | 1.32 million hectares | Romania |
| 1400s | 1.30 million hectares | 2.71 million hectares | 1.41 million hectares | Romania |
| 1500s | 1.25 million hectares | 3.14 million hectares | 1.88 million hectares | Romania |
| 1600s | 1.60 million hectares | 2.55 million hectares | 957,840 hectares | Romania |
| 1700s | 3.10 million hectares | 3.10 million hectares | 90 hectares | Romania |
| 1710s | 3.50 million hectares | 3.43 million hectares | 74,320 hectares | Ireland |
| 1720s | 3.32 million hectares | 3.37 million hectares | 45,650 hectares | Romania |
| 1730s | 3.13 million hectares | 3.28 million hectares | 156,160 hectares | Romania |
| 1740s | 2.91 million hectares | 3.17 million hectares | 254,750 hectares | Romania |
| 1750s | 2.68 million hectares | 3.02 million hectares | 338,630 hectares | Romania |
| 1760s | 2.58 million hectares | 3.10 million hectares | 511,890 hectares | Romania |
| 1770s | 2.48 million hectares | 3.17 million hectares | 682,120 hectares | Romania |
| 1780s | 2.66 million hectares | 3.23 million hectares | 565,210 hectares | Romania |
| 1790s | 3.04 million hectares | 3.29 million hectares | 250,000 hectares | Romania |
| 1800s | 3.12 million hectares | 3.34 million hectares | 219,550 hectares | Romania |
| 1810s | 3.89 million hectares | 3.44 million hectares | 455,700 hectares | Ireland |
| 1820s | 4.45 million hectares | 3.53 million hectares | 920,270 hectares | Ireland |
| 1830s | 4.41 million hectares | 3.75 million hectares | 656,370 hectares | Ireland |
| 1840s | 4.49 million hectares | 3.81 million hectares | 683,880 hectares | Ireland |
| 1850s | 4.88 million hectares | 3.86 million hectares | 1.02 million hectares | Ireland |
| 1860s | 5.20 million hectares | 3.94 million hectares | 1.26 million hectares | Ireland |
| 1870s | 5.11 million hectares | 4.00 million hectares | 1.11 million hectares | Ireland |
| 1880s | 5.16 million hectares | 4.03 million hectares | 1.13 million hectares | Ireland |
| 1890s | 4.91 million hectares | 4.03 million hectares | 880,970 hectares | Ireland |
| 1900s | 4.87 million hectares | 4.01 million hectares | 856,950 hectares | Ireland |
| 1910s | 4.99 million hectares | 4.05 million hectares | 941,980 hectares | Ireland |
| 1920s | 5.18 million hectares | 3.92 million hectares | 1.26 million hectares | Ireland |
| 1930s | 3.62 million hectares | 4.21 million hectares | 584,350 hectares | Romania |
| 1940s | 3.80 million hectares | 4.11 million hectares | 305,500 hectares | Romania |
| 1950s | 3.92 million hectares | 4.11 million hectares | 184,198 hectares | Romania |
| 1960s | 4.10 million hectares | 4.29 million hectares | 186,980 hectares | Romania |
| 1970s | 4.35 million hectares | 4.45 million hectares | 98,260 hectares | Romania |
| 1980s | 4.36 million hectares | 4.45 million hectares | 85,731 hectares | Romania |
| 1990s | 3.99 million hectares | 4.86 million hectares | 870,316 hectares | Romania |
| 2000s | 3.90 million hectares | 4.72 million hectares | 826,746 hectares | Romania |
| 2010s | 4.04 million hectares | 4.53 million hectares | 483,581 hectares | Romania |
| 2020s | 3.88 million hectares | 4.00 million hectares | 124,467 hectares | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use over the long-term, Ireland or Romania?
- Romania, at 3.82 million hectares against 3.75 million hectares in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Ireland and Romania?
- 68,300 hectares, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Romania?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Romania rank globally for land use over the long-term?
- Ireland ranks 71st 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.