Arable land — Area in Romania

Romania: Arable land — Area was 8,381 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
8,381 1000 ha
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
34th
of 231 countries
All-time high
10,107 1000 ha
in 1988
All-time low
8,211 1000 ha
in 2022
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Arable land — Area in Romania, 1961–2024

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Romania recorded 8,381 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land — area in Romania peaked at 10,107 1000 ha in 1988 and was at its lowest, 8,211 1000 ha, in 2022.

Romania ranks 34th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9,826 1000 ha 9,771 1000 ha 9,922 1000 ha 9
1970s 9,744 1000 ha 9,658 1000 ha 9,817 1000 ha 10
1980s 9,903 1000 ha 9,458 1000 ha 10,107 1000 ha 10
1990s 9,359 1000 ha 9,325 1000 ha 9,450 1000 ha 10
2000s 9,053 1000 ha 8,675 1000 ha 9,381 1000 ha 10
2010s 8,802 1000 ha 8,543 1000 ha 9,146 1000 ha 10
2020s 8,414 1000 ha 8,211 1000 ha 8,588 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 31 Myanmar 11,026 1000 ha compare
  2. 32 Ethiopia PDR 10,650 1000 ha compare
  3. 33 Uganda 8,751 1000 ha compare
  4. 35 Mozambique 8,280 1000 ha compare
  5. 36 Burkina Faso 7,907 1000 ha compare
  6. 37 Bangladesh 7,877 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land — area in Romania?
Arable land — area in Romania was 8,381 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 10,107 1000 ha in 1988.
What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 8,211 1000 ha in 2022.
How does Romania rank for arable land — area?
Romania ranks 34th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is arable land — area rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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 Arable land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 data points, 1961–2024
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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.