Land use hidden — Forest in Romania
Romania: Land use hidden — Forest was 69,290 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Forest in Romania, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Romania recorded 69,290 Square kilometres for land use hidden — forest in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Romania peaked at 69,290 Square kilometres in 2016 and was at its lowest, 63,660 Square kilometres, in 2000.
Romania ranks 59th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Forest in Romania, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 63,710 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 63,705 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 63,700 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 63,695 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 63,690 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 63,685 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 63,680 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 63,675 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 63,670 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 63,665 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 63,660 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 63,809 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 63,958 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 64,107 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 64,256 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 64,405 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 64,554 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 64,703 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 64,852 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 65,001 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 65,150 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 65,922 Square kilometres | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 66,694 Square kilometres | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 67,466 Square kilometres | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 68,238 Square kilometres | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 69,010 Square kilometres | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 69,290 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 69,290 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 69,290 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 69,290 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 69,290 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 69,290 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 69,290 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 69,290 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 69,290 Square kilometres is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,173 Square kilometres, 21.8× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Romania's 69,290 Square kilometres is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21,879 Square kilometres, 3.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63,688 Square kilometres | 63,665 Square kilometres | 63,710 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 64,330 Square kilometres | 63,660 Square kilometres | 65,001 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 67,964 Square kilometres | 65,150 Square kilometres | 69,290 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 69,290 Square kilometres | 69,290 Square kilometres | 69,290 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5647 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.1112 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — forest in Romania?
- Land use hidden — forest in Romania was 69,290 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 69,290 Square kilometres in 2016.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 63,660 Square kilometres in 2000.
- How does Romania rank for land use hidden — forest?
- Romania ranks 59th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata