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
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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

Indicator
Land use over the long-term
Unit
hectares
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed

Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.