Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Romania
Romania: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita was 0.6361 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Romania, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Romania recorded 0.6361 hectares per person for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Romania peaked at 0.7901 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.6361 hectares per person, in 2025.
That places Romania 61st out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Romania, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.7901 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.7869 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.7864 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.7833 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.7792 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.7772 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.772 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.7596 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.7562 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.7481 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.7373 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.7299 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.7234 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.7153 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.7099 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.7019 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.6939 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6876 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.6817 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.6775 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.6738 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.6687 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.6657 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.664 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6622 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.6607 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.6585 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6577 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.6553 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.6372 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.6365 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6434 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.6488 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.6499 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.651 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.6523 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.6535 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6561 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6552 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6578 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.662 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6686 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6819 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.686 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6587 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6651 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6624 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6527 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6638 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6688 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6992 hectares per person | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.694 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6847 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6958 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6947 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6993 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6863 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6829 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6888 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7137 hectares per person | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6773 hectares per person | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.684 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6656 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6581 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6467 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 0.6361 hectares per person | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7739 hectares per person | 0.7481 hectares per person | 0.7901 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7058 hectares per person | 0.6775 hectares per person | 0.7373 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6604 hectares per person | 0.6372 hectares per person | 0.6738 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6505 hectares per person | 0.6365 hectares per person | 0.6578 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.667 hectares per person | 0.6527 hectares per person | 0.686 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6939 hectares per person | 0.6829 hectares per person | 0.7137 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6613 hectares per person | 0.6361 hectares per person | 0.684 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 58 Uzbekistan 0.6926 hectares per person compare
- 59 North Macedonia 0.6876 hectares per person compare
- 60 Peru 0.6636 hectares per person compare
- 62 New Caledonia 0.6231 hectares per person compare
- 63 Burkina Faso 0.6223 hectares per person compare
- 64 Georgia 0.6075 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Romania
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.4354 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 19.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 676.39 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1768 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Romania?
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Romania was 0.6361 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7901 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6361 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Romania rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- Romania ranks 61st out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural area over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.