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 77th of 255 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.
Agricultural land — Area in Romania, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14,601 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 14,688 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 14,724 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 14,742 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 14,791 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 14,835 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 14,838 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 14,972 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 14,968 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 14,930 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 14,935 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 14,943 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 14,904 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 14,929 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 14,946 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 14,955 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 14,960 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 14,965 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 14,967 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 14,964 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 14,948 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 14,963 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 14,981 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 14,992 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 15,020 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 15,038 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 15,093 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 15,109 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 14,758 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 14,769 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 14,798 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 14,790 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 14,793 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 14,798 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 14,797 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 14,782 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 14,798 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 14,747 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 14,781 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 14,857 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 14,798 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 14,818 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 14,800 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 14,130 1000 ha | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 14,180 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 14,039 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 13,630 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 13,634 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13,621 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 14,156 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 13,982 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 13,733 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 13,905 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 13,830 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 13,858 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 13,521 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 13,378 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 13,414 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 13,826 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 13,049 1000 ha | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 13,079 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 12,678 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 12,715 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 12,690 1000 ha | -0.2% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 12,690 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 851 1000 ha, 14.9× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Romania's 12,690 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,605 1000 ha, 4.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
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
- 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5647 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.1112 % change on previous year (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 77th out of 255 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.