What is the difference in arable land between Romania and United States?

0.009 hectares per person, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and United States?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data 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 Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Romania vs United States: Arable land

Romania

0.4411 hectares per person

in 2023

United States

0.4501 hectares per person

in 2023

Romania rank

18th

United States rank

17th

Arable land over time

Romania
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.4501 hectares per person against 0.4411 hectares per person in Romania, a difference of 0.009 hectares per person.

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

Romania ranks 18th and United States ranks 17th of 206 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Romania	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.5129 hectares per person	0.9253 hectares per person	0.4124 hectares per person	United States
1970s	0.4602 hectares per person	0.8727 hectares per person	0.4125 hectares per person	United States
1980s	0.4364 hectares per person	0.7913 hectares per person	0.3549 hectares per person	United States
1990s	0.4117 hectares per person	0.6857 hectares per person	0.274 hectares per person	United States
2000s	0.4238 hectares per person	0.5699 hectares per person	0.1461 hectares per person	United States
2010s	0.4439 hectares per person	0.488 hectares per person	0.0441 hectares per person	United States
2020s	0.4404 hectares per person	0.457 hectares per person	0.0166 hectares per person	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Romania or United States?: United States, at 0.4501 hectares per person against 0.4411 hectares per person in Romania as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Romania and United States?: 0.009 hectares per person, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and United States?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Romania and United States rank globally for arable land?: Romania ranks 18th and United States ranks 17th of 206 countries.
Where does this data 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 Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Arable land (hectares per person)
Unit: hectares per person
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: 253 places, 14,649 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 01 October 2026

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.