Italy vs Romania: Land use over the long-term
Italy
3.26 million hectares
in 2025
Romania
3.82 million hectares
in 2025
Italy rank
73rd
Romania rank
70th
Land use over the long-term over time
- Italy
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 3.82 million hectares against 3.26 million hectares in Italy, a difference of 560,500 hectares.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Romania ahead.
Italy ranks 73rd and Romania ranks 70th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 29 and Romania in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.57 million hectares | 2.03 million hectares | 456,820 hectares | Romania |
| 1100s | 1.92 million hectares | 2.90 million hectares | 982,290 hectares | Romania |
| 1200s | 2.45 million hectares | 2.55 million hectares | 102,590 hectares | Romania |
| 1300s | 3.51 million hectares | 2.82 million hectares | 682,460 hectares | Italy |
| 1400s | 2.17 million hectares | 2.71 million hectares | 542,950 hectares | Romania |
| 1500s | 2.35 million hectares | 3.14 million hectares | 787,230 hectares | Romania |
| 1600s | 3.30 million hectares | 2.55 million hectares | 746,350 hectares | Italy |
| 1700s | 3.14 million hectares | 3.10 million hectares | 41,900 hectares | Italy |
| 1710s | 3.22 million hectares | 3.43 million hectares | 211,750 hectares | Romania |
| 1720s | 3.30 million hectares | 3.37 million hectares | 68,000 hectares | Romania |
| 1730s | 3.39 million hectares | 3.28 million hectares | 102,820 hectares | Italy |
| 1740s | 3.47 million hectares | 3.17 million hectares | 303,970 hectares | Italy |
| 1750s | 3.56 million hectares | 3.02 million hectares | 539,050 hectares | Italy |
| 1760s | 3.65 million hectares | 3.10 million hectares | 551,780 hectares | Italy |
| 1770s | 3.73 million hectares | 3.17 million hectares | 569,570 hectares | Italy |
| 1780s | 3.82 million hectares | 3.23 million hectares | 593,210 hectares | Italy |
| 1790s | 3.91 million hectares | 3.29 million hectares | 623,570 hectares | Italy |
| 1800s | 4.00 million hectares | 3.34 million hectares | 661,540 hectares | Italy |
| 1810s | 4.08 million hectares | 3.44 million hectares | 649,370 hectares | Italy |
| 1820s | 4.17 million hectares | 3.53 million hectares | 638,510 hectares | Italy |
| 1830s | 4.38 million hectares | 3.75 million hectares | 632,210 hectares | Italy |
| 1840s | 4.60 million hectares | 3.81 million hectares | 793,160 hectares | Italy |
| 1850s | 4.82 million hectares | 3.86 million hectares | 966,230 hectares | Italy |
| 1860s | 5.05 million hectares | 3.94 million hectares | 1.11 million hectares | Italy |
| 1870s | 5.07 million hectares | 4.00 million hectares | 1.07 million hectares | Italy |
| 1880s | 5.26 million hectares | 4.03 million hectares | 1.23 million hectares | Italy |
| 1890s | 5.49 million hectares | 4.03 million hectares | 1.46 million hectares | Italy |
| 1900s | 5.67 million hectares | 4.01 million hectares | 1.65 million hectares | Italy |
| 1910s | 5.86 million hectares | 4.05 million hectares | 1.81 million hectares | Italy |
| 1920s | 6.25 million hectares | 3.92 million hectares | 2.33 million hectares | Italy |
| 1930s | 6.34 million hectares | 4.21 million hectares | 2.14 million hectares | Italy |
| 1940s | 6.35 million hectares | 4.11 million hectares | 2.24 million hectares | Italy |
| 1950s | 5.75 million hectares | 4.11 million hectares | 1.64 million hectares | Italy |
| 1960s | 5.13 million hectares | 4.29 million hectares | 834,576 hectares | Italy |
| 1970s | 5.20 million hectares | 4.45 million hectares | 757,288 hectares | Italy |
| 1980s | 5.00 million hectares | 4.45 million hectares | 548,500 hectares | Italy |
| 1990s | 4.44 million hectares | 4.86 million hectares | 423,700 hectares | Romania |
| 2000s | 4.38 million hectares | 4.72 million hectares | 341,800 hectares | Romania |
| 2010s | 4.03 million hectares | 4.53 million hectares | 498,681 hectares | Romania |
| 2020s | 3.26 million hectares | 4.00 million hectares | 747,423 hectares | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use over the long-term, Italy or Romania?
- Romania, at 3.82 million hectares against 3.26 million hectares in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Italy and Romania?
- 560,500 hectares, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Romania?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Romania rank globally for land use over the long-term?
- Italy ranks 73rd 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.