Italy vs Romania: Agricultural area over the long-term
Italy
12.93 million hectares
in 2025
Romania
12.10 million hectares
in 2025
Italy rank
63rd
Romania rank
66th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Italy
- Romania
How they compare
Italy currently reports 12.93 million hectares against 12.10 million hectares in Romania, a difference of 826,700 hectares.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 63rd and Romania ranks 66th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 39 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 6.40 million hectares | 2.86 million hectares | 3.54 million hectares | Italy |
| 1100s | 7.80 million hectares | 3.82 million hectares | 3.99 million hectares | Italy |
| 1200s | 9.96 million hectares | 3.55 million hectares | 6.41 million hectares | Italy |
| 1300s | 14.27 million hectares | 4.28 million hectares | 10.00 million hectares | Italy |
| 1400s | 8.90 million hectares | 3.89 million hectares | 5.01 million hectares | Italy |
| 1500s | 9.73 million hectares | 4.95 million hectares | 4.78 million hectares | Italy |
| 1600s | 13.92 million hectares | 4.29 million hectares | 9.63 million hectares | Italy |
| 1700s | 13.67 million hectares | 5.15 million hectares | 8.51 million hectares | Italy |
| 1710s | 13.80 million hectares | 5.87 million hectares | 7.93 million hectares | Italy |
| 1720s | 13.98 million hectares | 5.96 million hectares | 8.02 million hectares | Italy |
| 1730s | 14.16 million hectares | 6.04 million hectares | 8.12 million hectares | Italy |
| 1740s | 14.35 million hectares | 6.10 million hectares | 8.24 million hectares | Italy |
| 1750s | 14.54 million hectares | 6.14 million hectares | 8.39 million hectares | Italy |
| 1760s | 14.73 million hectares | 6.41 million hectares | 8.31 million hectares | Italy |
| 1770s | 14.92 million hectares | 6.69 million hectares | 8.22 million hectares | Italy |
| 1780s | 15.11 million hectares | 6.98 million hectares | 8.13 million hectares | Italy |
| 1790s | 15.30 million hectares | 7.27 million hectares | 8.03 million hectares | Italy |
| 1800s | 15.49 million hectares | 7.56 million hectares | 7.93 million hectares | Italy |
| 1810s | 15.69 million hectares | 7.92 million hectares | 7.77 million hectares | Italy |
| 1820s | 15.88 million hectares | 8.28 million hectares | 7.59 million hectares | Italy |
| 1830s | 16.56 million hectares | 8.97 million hectares | 7.60 million hectares | Italy |
| 1840s | 17.27 million hectares | 9.29 million hectares | 7.98 million hectares | Italy |
| 1850s | 18.00 million hectares | 9.61 million hectares | 8.40 million hectares | Italy |
| 1860s | 18.76 million hectares | 10.04 million hectares | 8.72 million hectares | Italy |
| 1870s | 18.76 million hectares | 10.42 million hectares | 8.34 million hectares | Italy |
| 1880s | 19.44 million hectares | 10.77 million hectares | 8.67 million hectares | Italy |
| 1890s | 20.28 million hectares | 11.07 million hectares | 9.21 million hectares | Italy |
| 1900s | 21.05 million hectares | 11.35 million hectares | 9.70 million hectares | Italy |
| 1910s | 21.30 million hectares | 11.82 million hectares | 9.48 million hectares | Italy |
| 1920s | 21.74 million hectares | 11.83 million hectares | 9.91 million hectares | Italy |
| 1930s | 21.89 million hectares | 13.15 million hectares | 8.74 million hectares | Italy |
| 1940s | 21.94 million hectares | 13.29 million hectares | 8.65 million hectares | Italy |
| 1950s | 21.42 million hectares | 14.00 million hectares | 7.41 million hectares | Italy |
| 1960s | 20.46 million hectares | 14.77 million hectares | 5.69 million hectares | Italy |
| 1970s | 17.81 million hectares | 14.94 million hectares | 2.86 million hectares | Italy |
| 1980s | 17.20 million hectares | 14.99 million hectares | 2.21 million hectares | Italy |
| 1990s | 15.78 million hectares | 14.79 million hectares | 994,100 hectares | Italy |
| 2000s | 14.77 million hectares | 14.25 million hectares | 523,560 hectares | Italy |
| 2010s | 13.28 million hectares | 13.76 million hectares | 479,200 hectares | Romania |
| 2020s | 12.76 million hectares | 12.63 million hectares | 131,433 hectares | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Italy or Romania?
- Italy, at 12.93 million hectares against 12.10 million hectares in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Italy and Romania?
- 826,700 hectares, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Romania?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Romania rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Italy ranks 63rd and Romania ranks 66th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area 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 agricultural area for each separate country over time.