Romania vs Spain: Arable land

Romania
8.41 million hectares
in 2023
Spain
11.50 million hectares
in 2023
Romania rank
29th
Spain rank
26th

Arable land over time

  • Romania
  • Spain
05.0M10.0M15.0M196119922023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 11.50 million hectares against 8.41 million hectares in Romania, a difference of 3.09 million hectares.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.4 times Romania's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Globally, Romania ranks 29th and Spain ranks 26th of 206 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares)
Unit
hectares
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.