Land use in Romania
Romania: Land use was 8.81 million hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use in Romania, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2023, land use in Romania stood at 8.81 million hectares.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Romania peaked at 10.71 million hectares in 1988 and was at its lowest, 8.61 million hectares, in 2022.
Romania ranks 34th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.50 million hectares | 10.39 million hectares | 10.56 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.50 million hectares | 10.43 million hectares | 10.54 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.54 million hectares | 10.05 million hectares | 10.71 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.93 million hectares | 9.84 million hectares | 10.04 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.53 million hectares | 9.14 million hectares | 9.91 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.23 million hectares | 8.96 million hectares | 9.61 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.82 million hectares | 8.61 million hectares | 8.99 million hectares | 4 |
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 in Romania?
- Land use in Romania was 8.81 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 10.71 million hectares in 1988.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.61 million hectares in 2022.
- How does Romania rank for land use?
- Romania ranks 34th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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