Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Romania
Romania: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
17th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0439 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1988
All-time low
0.0357 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Romania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Romania recorded 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre for arable land — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Romania peaked at 0.0439 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0357 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2022.
Romania ranks 17th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Romania, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0428 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0431 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0428 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0427 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0426 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0425 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0425 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0425 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0424 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0423 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0422 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0422 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0419 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0421 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0423 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0424 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0425 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0426 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0426 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0427 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0428 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0428 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.043 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0431 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0433 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0434 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0438 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0439 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0412 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0412 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0411 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0408 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0407 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0407 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0407 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0407 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0407 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0406 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0406 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0408 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0408 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0408 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0408 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0388 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0389 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0377 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0379 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0382 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0398 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0382 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.038 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0382 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0382 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0373 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0371 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0378 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.039 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0373 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0357 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre, 4.2× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0427 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0424 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0431 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0423 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0419 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0426 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.043 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0412 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0439 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0408 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0406 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0412 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0394 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0377 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0408 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0371 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0398 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0366 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0357 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0373 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 14 Pakistan 0.0393 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 15 Lithuania 0.0368 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 16 Poland 0.0366 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 18 Haiti 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 19 Mauritius 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 20 El Salvador 0.0348 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 arable land — area, per square kilometre in Romania?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in Romania was 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0439 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1988.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0357 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Romania rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Romania ranks 17th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable 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.
Arable land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable 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
Arable 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.