Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Romania
Romania: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 55.15 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Romania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — share in land area in Romania is 55.15 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Romania peaked at 65.59 % in 1988 and was at its lowest, 55.1 %, in 2022.
That places Romania 52nd out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.23 % | 63.39 % | 65 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 64.88 % | 64.7 % | 64.98 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.09 % | 64.35 % | 65.59 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.43 % | 64.23 % | 64.49 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.98 % | 59.21 % | 64.68 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.81 % | 58.14 % | 61.53 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.82 % | 55.1 % | 56.85 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 49 Hungary 55.52 % compare
- 50 Ghana 55.39 % compare
- 51 Sierra Leone 55.24 % compare
- 53 Yugoslav SFR 54.85 % compare
- 54 Serbia and Montenegro 54.8 % compare
- 55 Paraguay 54.11 % compare
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 — share in land area in Romania?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Romania was 55.15 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 65.59 % in 1988.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.1 % in 2022.
- How does Romania rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Romania ranks 52nd out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. 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 — Share in 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.