What is cereal production in Romania?

Cereal production in Romania was 20.78 million metric tons in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest cereal production recorded in Romania?

The highest recorded value was 31.55 million metric tons in 2018.

What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Romania?

The lowest recorded value was 7.81 million metric tons in 2007.

How does Romania rank for cereal production?

Romania ranks 29th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.

Is cereal production rising or falling in Romania?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

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), published as part of Cereal production (metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cereal production in Romania

Name: Cereal production in Romania
Creator: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Romania: Cereal production was 20.78 million metric tons in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

20.78 million metric tons

Change on year

up 10.2%

World rank

29th

of 181 countries

All-time high

31.55 million metric tons

in 2018

All-time low

7.81 million metric tons

in 2007

Years of data

1961–2023

Cereal production in Romania, 1961–2023

Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in metric tons.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cereal production in Romania is 20.78 million metric tons, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.2% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereal production in Romania peaked at 31.55 million metric tons in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.81 million metric tons, in 2007.

Romania ranks 29th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	11.94 million metric tons	9.68 million metric tons	13.90 million metric tons	9
1970s	16.00 million metric tons	10.63 million metric tons	19.79 million metric tons	10
1980s	18.72 million metric tons	16.37 million metric tons	20.04 million metric tons	10
1990s	17.11 million metric tons	12.29 million metric tons	22.11 million metric tons	10
2000s	15.57 million metric tons	7.81 million metric tons	24.40 million metric tons	10
2010s	22.35 million metric tons	12.82 million metric tons	31.55 million metric tons	10
2020s	21.40 million metric tons	18.15 million metric tons	27.79 million metric tons	4

Countries ranked near Romania

26 United Kingdom 22.05 million metric tons compare
27 Iran 20.96 million metric tons compare
28 Spain 20.86 million metric tons compare
30 Italy 15.45 million metric tons compare
31 South Africa 15.31 million metric tons compare
32 Cambodia 14.38 million metric tons compare

See the full ranking of 228 places →

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)
Fertilizer consumption 91.57 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)

All data for Romania →

Frequently asked questions

What is cereal production in Romania?: Cereal production in Romania was 20.78 million metric tons in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest cereal production recorded in Romania?: The highest recorded value was 31.55 million metric tons in 2018.
What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Romania?: The lowest recorded value was 7.81 million metric tons in 2007.
How does Romania rank for cereal production?: Romania ranks 29th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
Is cereal production rising or falling in Romania?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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), published as part of Cereal production (metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Cereal production (metric tons)
Unit: metric tons
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 228 places, 13,401 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.