Agricultural land — Area in Romania
Romania: Agricultural land — Area was 12,690 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Area in Romania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area in Romania is 12,690 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Romania peaked at 15,109 1000 ha in 1988 and was at its lowest, 12,678 1000 ha, in 2022.
Romania ranks 70th of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14,795 1000 ha | 14,601 1000 ha | 14,972 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 14,943 1000 ha | 14,904 1000 ha | 14,967 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,987 1000 ha | 14,758 1000 ha | 15,109 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,785 1000 ha | 14,747 1000 ha | 14,798 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,251 1000 ha | 13,621 1000 ha | 14,857 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,760 1000 ha | 13,378 1000 ha | 14,156 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,842 1000 ha | 12,678 1000 ha | 13,079 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More environment data for Romania
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 36.16 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3,177 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 832 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 16.98 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 30.8 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 3,908 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.2 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 406 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 66.04 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 8,381 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Romania?
- Agricultural land — area in Romania was 12,690 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 15,109 1000 ha in 1988.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,678 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does Romania rank for agricultural land — area?
- Romania ranks 70th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.