Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Romania
Romania: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 36.16 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Romania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Romania stood at 36.16 %.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Romania peaked at 36.79 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.82 %, in 1962.
That places Romania 46th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.13 % | 1.82 % | 5.97 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.15 % | 6.95 % | 21.5 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.67 % | 21.92 % | 31.52 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.3 % | 31.12 % | 31.56 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.19 % | 31.11 % | 34.54 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.12 % | 32.82 % | 35.15 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.98 % | 35.27 % | 36.79 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More environment data for Romania
- 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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.46 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Romania?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Romania was 36.16 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 36.79 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.82 % in 1962.
- How does Romania rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Romania ranks 46th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.