Inland waters — Area in Romania
Romania: Inland waters — Area was 832 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Inland waters — Area in Romania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inland waters — area in Romania is 832 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in Romania peaked at 904 1000 ha in 1989 and was at its lowest, 805 1000 ha, in 1961.
Romania ranks 56th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 805 1000 ha | 805 1000 ha | 805 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 805 1000 ha | 805 1000 ha | 805 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 814.9 1000 ha | 805 1000 ha | 904 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 889.3 1000 ha | 879 1000 ha | 904 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 848.5 1000 ha | 833 1000 ha | 868 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 831.9 1000 ha | 822 1000 ha | 837 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 832 1000 ha | 832 1000 ha | 832 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 53 Papua New Guinea 998 1000 ha compare
- 54 Zambia 922 1000 ha compare
- 55 Turkmenistan 877.7 1000 ha compare
- 57 Tunisia 825 1000 ha compare
- 58 Kyrgyzstan 815 1000 ha compare
- 59 Ecuador 801 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)
- 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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.46 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in Romania?
- Inland waters — area in Romania was 832 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 904 1000 ha in 1989.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 805 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Romania rank for inland waters — area?
- Romania ranks 56th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Inland waters — 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.