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 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
| 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
- 31 Myanmar 11,026 1000 ha compare
- 32 Ethiopia PDR 10,650 1000 ha compare
- 33 Uganda 8,751 1000 ha compare
- 35 Mozambique 8,280 1000 ha compare
- 36 Burkina Faso 7,907 1000 ha compare
- 37 Bangladesh 7,877 1000 ha 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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.46 ha/cap (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 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
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.