Arable land — Area in Romania
Romania: Arable land — Area was 8,381 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area in Romania, 1961–2024
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 38th of 248 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Area in Romania, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9,853 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 9,922 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 9,853 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 9,827 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 9,814 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 9,797 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 9,799 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 9,797 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 9,771 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 9,733 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 9,728 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 9,713 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 9,658 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 9,703 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 9,741 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 9,760 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 9,781 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 9,803 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 9,817 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 9,834 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 9,849 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 9,870 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 9,904 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 9,935 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 9,985 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 10,005 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 10,080 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 10,107 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 9,458 1000 ha | -6.4% |
| 1990 | 9,450 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 9,423 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 9,357 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 9,341 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 9,339 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 9,337 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 9,337 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 9,346 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 9,325 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 9,332 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 9,381 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 9,371 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 9,376 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 9,377 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8,915 1000 ha | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 8,985 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 8,939 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 8,675 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 8,721 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 8,789 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 9,146 1000 ha | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 8,995 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 8,798 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 8,746 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 8,778 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 8,778 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8,582 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 8,543 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 8,686 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 8,966 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 8,483 1000 ha | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 8,588 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 8,211 1000 ha | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 8,407 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 8,381 1000 ha | -0.3% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 8,381 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 172.25 1000 ha, 48.7× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Romania's 8,381 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,338 1000 ha, 6.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 35 Myanmar 11,026 1000 ha compare
- 36 Ethiopia PDR 10,650 1000 ha compare
- 37 Uganda 8,751 1000 ha compare
- 39 Mozambique 8,280 1000 ha compare
- 40 Burkina Faso 7,907 1000 ha compare
- 41 Bangladesh 7,877 1000 ha 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)
- 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 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 38th out of 248 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
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.