Other land — Area in Romania
Romania: Other land — Area was 3,367 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other land — Area in Romania, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Romania recorded 3,367 1000 ha for other land — area in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Romania peaked at 3,390 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,748 1000 ha, in 2000.
That places Romania 96th out of 259 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Other land — Area in Romania, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,795 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 1,778 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 1,786 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 1,784 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1,784 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,784 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,802 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1,788 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 1,845 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 1,812 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 1,748 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 1,792 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 1,773 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 1,784 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 2,444 1000 ha | +37.0% |
| 2005 | 2,378 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 2,504 1000 ha | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 2,889 1000 ha | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 2,871 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 2,885 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 2,334 1000 ha | -19.1% |
| 2011 | 2,443 1000 ha | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 2,600 1000 ha | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 2,351 1000 ha | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 2,354 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 2,249 1000 ha | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 2,580 1000 ha | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 2,718 1000 ha | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 2,676 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 2,259 1000 ha | -15.6% |
| 2020 | 3,030 1000 ha | +34.2% |
| 2021 | 2,994 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 3,390 1000 ha | +13.2% |
| 2023 | 3,347 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 3,367 1000 ha | +0.6% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 3,367 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 806.25 1000 ha, 4.2× the median. (81 countries reporting)
- Romania's 3,367 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,810 1000 ha, 1.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other land — Area in Romania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +37.0% | 1,784 1000 ha | 2,444 1000 ha |
| 2020 | +34.2% | 2,259 1000 ha | 3,030 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,796 1000 ha | 1,778 1000 ha | 1,845 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,307 1000 ha | 1,748 1000 ha | 2,889 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,456 1000 ha | 2,249 1000 ha | 2,718 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,226 1000 ha | 2,994 1000 ha | 3,390 1000 ha | 5 |
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 other land — area in Romania?
- Other land — area in Romania was 3,367 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 3,390 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,748 1000 ha in 2000.
- How does Romania rank for other land — area?
- Romania ranks 96th out of 259 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.0%. 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 Other land — Area. 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.