Permanent crops — Area in Romania
Romania: Permanent crops — Area was 406 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent crops — Area in Romania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent crops — area in Romania is 406 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in Romania peaked at 779 1000 ha in 1970 and was at its lowest, 394 1000 ha, in 2022.
Romania ranks 71st of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Area in Romania, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 540 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 569 1000 ha | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 622 1000 ha | +9.3% |
| 1964 | 669 1000 ha | +7.6% |
| 1965 | 661 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 705 1000 ha | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 727 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 763 1000 ha | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 773 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 779 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 778 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 775 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 768 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 766 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 759 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 758 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 753 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 739 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 664 1000 ha | -10.1% |
| 1980 | 663 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 660 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 654 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 651 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 639 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 637 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 633 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 606 1000 ha | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 600 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 595 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 591 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 597 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 603 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 600 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 587 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 570 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 545 1000 ha | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 552 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 518 1000 ha | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 513 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 527 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 491 1000 ha | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 483 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 465 1000 ha | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 429 1000 ha | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 510 1000 ha | +18.9% |
| 2006 | 469 1000 ha | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 461 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 463 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 460 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 463 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 444 1000 ha | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 446 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 442 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 425 1000 ha | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 425 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 418 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 415 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 440 1000 ha | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 412 1000 ha | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 403 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 401 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 394 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 406 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 406 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 406 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 24.98 1000 ha, 16.3× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Romania's 406 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 75.37 1000 ha, 5.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 669.89 1000 ha | 540 1000 ha | 773 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 753.9 1000 ha | 664 1000 ha | 779 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 633.8 1000 ha | 595 1000 ha | 663 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 567.6 1000 ha | 513 1000 ha | 603 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 475.8 1000 ha | 429 1000 ha | 527 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 433 1000 ha | 412 1000 ha | 463 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 402 1000 ha | 394 1000 ha | 406 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 68 Australia and New Zealand 459 1000 ha compare
- 69 Uzbekistan 455.1 1000 ha compare
- 70 South Africa 413 1000 ha compare
- 72 Australia 385 1000 ha compare
- 73 Mozambique 381.92 1000 ha compare
- 74 Costa Rica 377.21 1000 ha compare
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 permanent crops — area in Romania?
- Permanent crops — area in Romania was 406 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 779 1000 ha in 1970.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 394 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does Romania rank for permanent crops — area?
- Romania ranks 71st out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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, published as part of Permanent crops — 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.