Cropland — Area per capita in Romania
Romania: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.46 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Romania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Romania recorded 0.46 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Romania peaked at 0.57 ha/cap in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.43 ha/cap, in 1992.
Romania ranks 23rd of 232 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5567 ha/cap | 0.54 ha/cap | 0.57 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.499 ha/cap | 0.48 ha/cap | 0.53 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.467 ha/cap | 0.44 ha/cap | 0.47 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.439 ha/cap | 0.43 ha/cap | 0.44 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.448 ha/cap | 0.44 ha/cap | 0.46 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.464 ha/cap | 0.45 ha/cap | 0.48 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.46 ha/cap | 0.45 ha/cap | 0.47 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 20 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.51 ha/cap compare
- 21 Guinea 0.49 ha/cap compare
- 22 Serbia and Montenegro 0.47 ha/cap compare
- 23 Montserrat 0.46 ha/cap compare
- 25 Hungary 0.44 ha/cap compare
- 26 Sudan (former) 0.43 ha/cap 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)
- Arable land — Area 8,381 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Romania?
- Cropland — area per capita in Romania was 0.46 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.57 ha/cap in 1962.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.43 ha/cap in 1992.
- How does Romania rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Romania ranks 23rd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Cropland — Area per capita. 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.