Lithuania vs Romania: Share of land area used for arable agriculture
Lithuania
36.8%
in 2023
Romania
36.5%
in 2023
Lithuania rank
16th
Romania rank
18th
Share of land area used for arable agriculture over time
- Lithuania
- Romania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 36.8% against 36.5% in Romania, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Lithuania ahead.
Lithuania ranks 16th and Romania ranks 18th of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.4% | 40.7% | 4.7% | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 30.0% | 39.4% | 9.3% | Romania |
| 2010s | 35.0% | 38.3% | 3.2% | Romania |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 36.6% | 0.2% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land area used for arable agriculture, Lithuania or Romania?
- Lithuania, at 36.8% against 36.5% in Romania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land area used for arable agriculture between Lithuania and Romania?
- 0.3%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Romania?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Lithuania and Romania rank globally for share of land area used for arable agriculture?
- Lithuania ranks 16th and Romania ranks 18th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of land area used for arable agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of land area used for arable agriculture, measured as a percentage of total land area. Arable land 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.