Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land in Romania
Romania: Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land was 8,689 Hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
8,689 Hectares
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
18th
of 43 countries
All-time high
10,039 Hectares
in 1990
All-time low
8,514 Hectares
in 2022
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land in Romania, 1990–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land in Romania stood at 8,689 Hectares.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land in Romania peaked at 10,039 Hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8,514 Hectares, in 2022.
Romania ranks 18th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land in Romania, year by year
| Year | Hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10,039 Hectares | — |
| 1991 | 10,023 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 9,959 Hectares | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 9,940 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 9,924 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 9,905 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 9,895 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 9,904 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 9,840 Hectares | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 9,844 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9,849 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9,847 Hectares | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 9,846 Hectares | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 9,830 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 9,328 Hectares | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 9,394 Hectares | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 9,307 Hectares | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 9,033 Hectares | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 9,077 Hectares | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 9,140 Hectares | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 9,491 Hectares | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 9,328 Hectares | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 9,134 Hectares | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 9,074 Hectares | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 9,096 Hectares | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 9,095 Hectares | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 8,898 Hectares | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 8,861 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 9,027 Hectares | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 9,281 Hectares | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 8,788 Hectares | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 8,893 Hectares | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 8,514 Hectares | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 8,719 Hectares | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 8,689 Hectares | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,927 Hectares | 9,840 Hectares | 10,039 Hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,465 Hectares | 9,033 Hectares | 9,849 Hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,129 Hectares | 8,861 Hectares | 9,491 Hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,721 Hectares | 8,514 Hectares | 8,893 Hectares | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land in Romania?
- Agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land in Romania was 8,689 Hectares in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 10,039 Hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,514 Hectares in 2022.
- How does Romania rank for agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land?
- Romania ranks 18th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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