Land use over the long-term in Romania
Romania: Land use over the long-term was 3.82 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3.82 million hectares
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
70th
of 202 countries
All-time high
4.96 million hectares
in 2002
All-time low
2.03 million hectares
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Land use over the long-term in Romania, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, land use over the long-term in Romania stood at 3.82 million hectares.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use over the long-term in Romania peaked at 4.96 million hectares in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.03 million hectares, in 1000.
Romania ranks 70th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.03 million hectares | 2.03 million hectares | 2.03 million hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 2.90 million hectares | 2.90 million hectares | 2.90 million hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 2.55 million hectares | 2.55 million hectares | 2.55 million hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 2.82 million hectares | 2.82 million hectares | 2.82 million hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 2.71 million hectares | 2.71 million hectares | 2.71 million hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 3.14 million hectares | 3.14 million hectares | 3.14 million hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 2.55 million hectares | 2.55 million hectares | 2.55 million hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 3.10 million hectares | 3.10 million hectares | 3.10 million hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 3.43 million hectares | 3.43 million hectares | 3.43 million hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 3.37 million hectares | 3.37 million hectares | 3.37 million hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 3.28 million hectares | 3.28 million hectares | 3.28 million hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 3.17 million hectares | 3.17 million hectares | 3.17 million hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 3.02 million hectares | 3.02 million hectares | 3.02 million hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 3.10 million hectares | 3.10 million hectares | 3.10 million hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 3.17 million hectares | 3.17 million hectares | 3.17 million hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 3.23 million hectares | 3.23 million hectares | 3.23 million hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 3.29 million hectares | 3.29 million hectares | 3.29 million hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 3.34 million hectares | 3.34 million hectares | 3.34 million hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 3.44 million hectares | 3.44 million hectares | 3.44 million hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 3.53 million hectares | 3.53 million hectares | 3.53 million hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 3.75 million hectares | 3.75 million hectares | 3.75 million hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 3.81 million hectares | 3.81 million hectares | 3.81 million hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 3.86 million hectares | 3.86 million hectares | 3.86 million hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 3.94 million hectares | 3.94 million hectares | 3.94 million hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 4.00 million hectares | 4.00 million hectares | 4.00 million hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 4.03 million hectares | 4.03 million hectares | 4.03 million hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 4.03 million hectares | 4.03 million hectares | 4.03 million hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 4.01 million hectares | 4.01 million hectares | 4.01 million hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 4.05 million hectares | 4.05 million hectares | 4.05 million hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 3.92 million hectares | 3.92 million hectares | 3.92 million hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 4.21 million hectares | 4.21 million hectares | 4.21 million hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 4.11 million hectares | 4.11 million hectares | 4.11 million hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 4.11 million hectares | 4.02 million hectares | 4.17 million hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.29 million hectares | 4.20 million hectares | 4.42 million hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.45 million hectares | 4.42 million hectares | 4.49 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.45 million hectares | 4.40 million hectares | 4.71 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.86 million hectares | 4.73 million hectares | 4.94 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.72 million hectares | 4.37 million hectares | 4.96 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.53 million hectares | 4.29 million hectares | 4.72 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.00 million hectares | 3.82 million hectares | 4.16 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More environment data for Romania
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 101.86 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.35 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 8.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.11 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.52 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0241 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.23 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.013 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0241 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.88 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use over the long-term in Romania?
- Land use over the long-term in Romania was 3.82 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.96 million hectares in 2002.
- What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.03 million hectares in 1000.
- How does Romania rank for land use over the long-term?
- Romania ranks 70th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is land use over the long-term rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.