Arable land in Romania
Romania: Arable land was 0.4411 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Romania, 1961–2023
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). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land in Romania is 0.4411 hectares per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Romania peaked at 0.5313 hectares per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.4073 hectares per person, in 1990.
That places Romania 18th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5129 hectares per person | 0.4883 hectares per person | 0.5313 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4602 hectares per person | 0.4444 hectares per person | 0.4806 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4364 hectares per person | 0.4084 hectares per person | 0.4428 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4117 hectares per person | 0.4073 hectares per person | 0.4153 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4238 hectares per person | 0.4154 hectares per person | 0.4346 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4439 hectares per person | 0.4356 hectares per person | 0.4628 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4404 hectares per person | 0.4311 hectares per person | 0.4491 hectares per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Romania
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
- Rural population 47.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 9.10 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 12.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 5.17 million hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 4,021 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 20.78 million metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Romania?
- Arable land in Romania was 0.4411 hectares per person in 2023, according to 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).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5313 hectares per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4073 hectares per person in 1990.
- How does Romania rank for arable land?
- Romania ranks 18th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from 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), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) 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.