Algeria vs Romania: Cropland extent over the long-term
Algeria
8.50 million hectares
in 2025
Romania
8.28 million hectares
in 2025
Algeria rank
38th
Romania rank
40th
Cropland extent over the long-term over time
- Algeria
- Romania
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 8.50 million hectares against 8.28 million hectares in Romania, a difference of 220,900 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 38th and Romania ranks 40th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 38.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.02 million hectares | 831,033 hectares | 193,617 hectares | Algeria |
| 1100s | 999,034 hectares | 915,627 hectares | 83,407 hectares | Algeria |
| 1200s | 973,417 hectares | 993,962 hectares | 20,545 hectares | Romania |
| 1300s | 863,268 hectares | 1.45 million hectares | 588,922 hectares | Romania |
| 1400s | 753,118 hectares | 1.17 million hectares | 420,872 hectares | Romania |
| 1500s | 768,487 hectares | 1.81 million hectares | 1.04 million hectares | Romania |
| 1600s | 1.15 million hectares | 1.74 million hectares | 582,290 hectares | Romania |
| 1700s | 896,569 hectares | 2.05 million hectares | 1.15 million hectares | Romania |
| 1710s | 936,658 hectares | 2.44 million hectares | 1.50 million hectares | Romania |
| 1720s | 976,748 hectares | 2.59 million hectares | 1.62 million hectares | Romania |
| 1730s | 1.02 million hectares | 2.76 million hectares | 1.74 million hectares | Romania |
| 1740s | 1.06 million hectares | 2.94 million hectares | 1.88 million hectares | Romania |
| 1750s | 1.10 million hectares | 3.12 million hectares | 2.03 million hectares | Romania |
| 1760s | 1.14 million hectares | 3.32 million hectares | 2.18 million hectares | Romania |
| 1770s | 1.18 million hectares | 3.53 million hectares | 2.35 million hectares | Romania |
| 1780s | 1.22 million hectares | 3.75 million hectares | 2.53 million hectares | Romania |
| 1790s | 1.26 million hectares | 3.98 million hectares | 2.72 million hectares | Romania |
| 1800s | 1.30 million hectares | 4.22 million hectares | 2.93 million hectares | Romania |
| 1810s | 1.34 million hectares | 4.48 million hectares | 3.14 million hectares | Romania |
| 1820s | 1.38 million hectares | 4.75 million hectares | 3.38 million hectares | Romania |
| 1830s | 1.40 million hectares | 5.22 million hectares | 3.81 million hectares | Romania |
| 1840s | 1.43 million hectares | 5.48 million hectares | 4.05 million hectares | Romania |
| 1850s | 1.49 million hectares | 5.75 million hectares | 4.26 million hectares | Romania |
| 1860s | 1.65 million hectares | 6.10 million hectares | 4.45 million hectares | Romania |
| 1870s | 1.83 million hectares | 6.43 million hectares | 4.60 million hectares | Romania |
| 1880s | 2.03 million hectares | 6.74 million hectares | 4.72 million hectares | Romania |
| 1890s | 2.25 million hectares | 7.04 million hectares | 4.79 million hectares | Romania |
| 1900s | 2.49 million hectares | 7.34 million hectares | 4.85 million hectares | Romania |
| 1910s | 2.94 million hectares | 7.77 million hectares | 4.83 million hectares | Romania |
| 1920s | 3.14 million hectares | 7.91 million hectares | 4.77 million hectares | Romania |
| 1930s | 3.48 million hectares | 8.94 million hectares | 5.46 million hectares | Romania |
| 1940s | 4.17 million hectares | 9.18 million hectares | 5.01 million hectares | Romania |
| 1950s | 5.57 million hectares | 9.90 million hectares | 4.32 million hectares | Romania |
| 1960s | 6.83 million hectares | 10.48 million hectares | 3.65 million hectares | Romania |
| 1970s | 7.30 million hectares | 10.50 million hectares | 3.20 million hectares | Romania |
| 1980s | 7.53 million hectares | 10.54 million hectares | 3.01 million hectares | Romania |
| 1990s | 8.03 million hectares | 9.93 million hectares | 1.90 million hectares | Romania |
| 2000s | 8.33 million hectares | 9.53 million hectares | 1.20 million hectares | Romania |
| 2010s | 8.46 million hectares | 9.23 million hectares | 773,461 hectares | Romania |
| 2020s | 8.51 million hectares | 8.63 million hectares | 119,458 hectares | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Algeria or Romania?
- Algeria, at 8.50 million hectares against 8.28 million hectares in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Algeria and Romania?
- 220,900 hectares, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Romania?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Romania rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?
- Algeria ranks 38th and Romania ranks 40th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cropland area for each separate country over time.