What is land area in Romania?

Land area in Romania was 230,080 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Romania?

The highest recorded value was 230,340 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Romania?

The lowest recorded value was 229,350 sq. km in 1989.

How does Romania rank for land area?

Romania ranks 81st out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Romania?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Romania data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Romania

Name: Land area in Romania
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Romania: Land area was 230,080 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

230,080 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

81st

of 216 countries

All-time high

230,340 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

229,350 sq. km

in 1989

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Romania, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, land area in Romania stood at 230,080 sq. km.

The figure is up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Romania peaked at 230,340 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 229,350 sq. km, in 1989.

Romania ranks 81st of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	230,340 sq. km	230,340 sq. km	230,340 sq. km	9
1970s	230,340 sq. km	230,340 sq. km	230,340 sq. km	10
1980s	230,241 sq. km	229,350 sq. km	230,340 sq. km	10
1990s	229,497 sq. km	229,350 sq. km	229,600 sq. km	10
2000s	229,905 sq. km	229,710 sq. km	230,060 sq. km	10
2010s	230,075 sq. km	230,020 sq. km	230,170 sq. km	10
2020s	230,080 sq. km	230,080 sq. km	230,080 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Romania

78 Guinea 245,720 sq. km compare
79 United Kingdom 241,930 sq. km compare
80 Laos 230,800 sq. km compare
82 Ghana 227,533 sq. km compare
83 Guyana 211,140 sq. km compare
84 Belarus 202,983 sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Romania?: Land area in Romania was 230,080 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Romania?: The highest recorded value was 230,340 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Romania?: The lowest recorded value was 229,350 sq. km in 1989.
How does Romania rank for land area?: Romania ranks 81st out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Romania?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Romania data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.