Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Romania
Romania: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
25th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.0465 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1988
All-time low
0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Romania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Romania recorded 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre for cropland — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per square kilometre in Romania peaked at 0.0465 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2022.
Romania ranks 25th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Romania, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0455 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0455 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0456 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0455 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0456 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0457 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0458 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0458 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0456 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0456 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0455 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0453 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0455 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0456 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0457 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0457 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0458 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0455 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0456 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0456 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0457 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0458 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0459 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0461 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0462 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0464 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0465 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0438 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0438 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0437 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0434 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0433 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0432 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0432 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0431 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0431 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0429 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0429 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0431 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0429 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0429 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0428 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0406 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0413 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0409 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0397 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0399 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.041 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0399 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.04 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.04 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0389 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0397 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0408 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0386 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0185 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0456 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0458 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0456 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0453 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0458 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0458 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0438 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0465 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0433 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0429 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0438 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0414 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0397 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0431 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0401 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0389 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 22 Isle of Man 0.0411 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 23 Marshall Islands 0.0411 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 24 Pakistan 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 26 Benin 0.0379 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 27 Poland 0.0377 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 28 Philippines 0.0375 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 cropland — area, per square kilometre in Romania?
- Cropland — area, per square kilometre in Romania was 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0465 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1988.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Romania rank for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- Romania ranks 25th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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 Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — 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.
Cropland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cropland — 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
Cropland — 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.