Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Romania
Romania: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0553 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0553 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
46th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0656 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1988
All-time low
0.0551 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Romania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Romania stood at 0.0553 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Romania peaked at 0.0656 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0551 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2022.
That places Romania 46th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Romania, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0634 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0638 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0639 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.064 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0642 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0644 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0644 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.065 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.065 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0648 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0648 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0649 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0647 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0648 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0649 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0649 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0649 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.065 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.065 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.065 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0649 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.065 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.065 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0651 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0652 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0653 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0655 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0656 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0643 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0644 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0645 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0645 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0645 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0645 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0645 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0644 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0645 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0642 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0644 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0647 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0644 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0645 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0644 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0614 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0617 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.061 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0593 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0593 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0592 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0615 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0607 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0597 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0604 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0601 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0602 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0588 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0581 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0583 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0601 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0568 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0551 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0553 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.0553 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.0553 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0642 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0634 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.065 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0649 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0647 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.065 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0651 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0643 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0656 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0644 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0642 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0645 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.062 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0592 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0647 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0598 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0581 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0615 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.056 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0551 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0568 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 43 Mozambique 0.0561 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 44 Hungary 0.0557 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 45 Ghana 0.0554 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 47 Sierra Leone 0.0547 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 48 Paraguay 0.0541 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 49 Kyrgyzstan 0.054 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.1873 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Romania?
- Agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Romania was 0.0553 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0656 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1988.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0551 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Romania rank for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- Romania ranks 46th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.