Agricultural land per capita in Romania
Romania: Agricultural land per capita was 0.6651 hectares per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.6651 hectares per capita
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
71st
of 226 countries
All-time high
0.7934 hectares per capita
in 1962
All-time low
0.6438 hectares per capita
in 1990
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land per capita in Romania, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per capita.
Analysis
Romania recorded 0.6651 hectares per capita for agricultural land per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land per capita in Romania peaked at 0.7934 hectares per capita in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.6438 hectares per capita, in 1990.
That places Romania 71st out of 226 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land per capita in Romania, year by year
| Year | hectares per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7926 hectares per capita | — |
| 1962 | 0.7934 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.7921 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.7902 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.7904 hectares per capita | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.7901 hectares per capita | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.781 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.7733 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.7597 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.7461 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.7359 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.727 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.7166 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.7098 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7027 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.6957 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.6894 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.6843 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.6797 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.6754 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6711 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.6688 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.667 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6653 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.6644 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.6632 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.6636 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.6622 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.6448 hectares per capita | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.6438 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.6449 hectares per capita | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6455 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6476 hectares per capita | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.6503 hectares per capita | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.6531 hectares per capita | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.6558 hectares per capita | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6603 hectares per capita | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6617 hectares per capita | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6668 hectares per capita | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.6739 hectares per capita | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6751 hectares per capita | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6807 hectares per capita | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6854 hectares per capita | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6602 hectares per capita | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6684 hectares per capita | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6674 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6531 hectares per capita | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6581 hectares per capita | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.662 hectares per capita | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6928 hectares per capita | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6894 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6813 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6931 hectares per capita | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6926 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6974 hectares per capita | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6837 hectares per capita | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6795 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6845 hectares per capita | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.709 hectares per capita | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6729 hectares per capita | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6795 hectares per capita | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6615 hectares per capita | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6651 hectares per capita | +0.5% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.6651 hectares per capita is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2317 hectares per capita, 2.9× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.6651 hectares per capita is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4414 hectares per capita, 1.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7848 hectares per capita | 0.7597 hectares per capita | 0.7934 hectares per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7087 hectares per capita | 0.6797 hectares per capita | 0.7461 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6646 hectares per capita | 0.6448 hectares per capita | 0.6754 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.653 hectares per capita | 0.6438 hectares per capita | 0.6668 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6684 hectares per capita | 0.6531 hectares per capita | 0.6854 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6903 hectares per capita | 0.6795 hectares per capita | 0.709 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6697 hectares per capita | 0.6615 hectares per capita | 0.6795 hectares per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 68 North Macedonia 0.6829 hectares per capita compare
- 69 Montserrat 0.6757 hectares per capita compare
- 70 Bhutan 0.6702 hectares per capita compare
- 72 New Caledonia 0.6349 hectares per capita compare
- 73 Burkina Faso 0.6345 hectares per capita compare
- 74 Georgia 0.623 hectares per capita 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)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.6361 hectares per person (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land per capita in Romania?
- Agricultural land per capita in Romania was 0.6651 hectares per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land per capita recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7934 hectares per capita in 1962.
- What is the lowest agricultural land per capita recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6438 hectares per capita in 1990.
- How does Romania rank for agricultural land per capita?
- Romania ranks 71st out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land per capita rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.