Romania vs Spain: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population
Romania
5.07 million hectares
in 2024
Spain
5.51 million hectares
in 2024
Romania rank
32nd
Spain rank
31st
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population over time
- Romania
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 5.51 million hectares against 5.07 million hectares in Romania, a difference of 443,880 hectares.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 32nd and Spain ranks 31st of 186 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.72 million hectares | 7.16 million hectares | 438,086 hectares | Spain |
| 1970s | 6.15 million hectares | 7.36 million hectares | 1.21 million hectares | Spain |
| 1980s | 6.15 million hectares | 7.63 million hectares | 1.49 million hectares | Spain |
| 1990s | 6.02 million hectares | 6.95 million hectares | 931,676 hectares | Spain |
| 2000s | 5.47 million hectares | 6.52 million hectares | 1.05 million hectares | Spain |
| 2010s | 5.35 million hectares | 6.12 million hectares | 777,574 hectares | Spain |
| 2020s | 5.22 million hectares | 5.78 million hectares | 553,506 hectares | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in cereal production, yield, land use and population, Romania or Spain?
- Spain, at 5.51 million hectares against 5.07 million hectares in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in change in cereal production, yield, land use and population between Romania and Spain?
- 443,880 hectares, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Spain?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Romania and Spain rank globally for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population?
- Romania ranks 32nd and Spain ranks 31st of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.