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

Latest (2024)
36.16 %
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
46th
of 201 countries
All-time high
36.79 %
in 2022
All-time low
1.82 %
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Romania, 1961–2024

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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

Indicator
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
236 places, 13,067 data points, 1961–2024
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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.