Arable land — Area, per capita in Romania
Romania: Arable land — Area, per capita was 0.0004 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area, per capita in Romania, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Romania recorded 0.0004 1000 ha per person for arable land — area, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per capita in Romania peaked at 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 1000 ha per person, in 1990.
That places Romania 14th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per capita in Romania, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.0004 1000 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 6.1× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.0004 1000 ha per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 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)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate -0.2989 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0.0005 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate -0.3133 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per capita in Romania?
- Arable land — area, per capita in Romania was 0.0004 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per capita recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per capita recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- How does Romania rank for arable land — area, per capita?
- Romania ranks 14th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area, per capita rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 Arable land — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Arable land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.