Agricultural land area — Arable land in Romania
Romania: Agricultural land area — Arable land was 8,381 Hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
8,381 Hectares
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
16th
of 42 countries
All-time high
9,449 Hectares
in 1990
All-time low
8,211 Hectares
in 2022
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Agricultural land area — Arable land in Romania, 1990–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
Romania recorded 8,381 Hectares for agricultural land area — arable land in 2024.
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 land in Romania peaked at 9,449 Hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8,211 Hectares, in 2022.
That places Romania 16th out of 42 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 land in Romania, year by year
| Year | Hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9,449 Hectares | — |
| 1991 | 9,426 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 9,355 Hectares | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 9,340 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 9,336 Hectares | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 9,335 Hectares | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 9,336 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 9,352 Hectares | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 9,352 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 9,364 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 9,366 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9,372 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 9,377 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 9,378 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8,915 Hectares | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 8,985 Hectares | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 8,939 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 8,675 Hectares | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 8,721 Hectares | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 8,789 Hectares | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 9,146 Hectares | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 8,995 Hectares | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 8,798 Hectares | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 8,746 Hectares | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 8,778 Hectares | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 8,778 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8,582 Hectares | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 8,543 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 8,686 Hectares | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 8,966 Hectares | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 8,483 Hectares | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 8,588 Hectares | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 8,211 Hectares | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 8,407 Hectares | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 8,381 Hectares | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,365 Hectares | 9,335 Hectares | 9,449 Hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,052 Hectares | 8,675 Hectares | 9,378 Hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,802 Hectares | 8,543 Hectares | 9,146 Hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,414 Hectares | 8,211 Hectares | 8,588 Hectares | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More environment data for Romania
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.2 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.634 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.03 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 5.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0006 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.96 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.25 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land area — arable land in Romania?
- Agricultural land area — arable land in Romania was 8,381 Hectares in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural land area — arable land recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 9,449 Hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest agricultural land area — arable land recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,211 Hectares in 2022.
- How does Romania rank for agricultural land area — arable land?
- Romania ranks 16th out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land area — arable 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 land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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