Agricultural area per capita in Romania
Romania: Agricultural area per capita was 0.6651 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.6651
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
70th
of 225 countries
All-time high
0.7934
in 1962
All-time low
0.6438
in 1990
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural area per capita in Romania, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Romania recorded 0.6651 for agricultural area 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 area per capita in Romania peaked at 0.7934 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.6438, in 1990.
That places Romania 70th out of 225 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7848 | 0.7597 | 0.7934 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7087 | 0.6797 | 0.7461 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6646 | 0.6448 | 0.6754 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.653 | 0.6438 | 0.6668 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6684 | 0.6531 | 0.6854 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6903 | 0.6795 | 0.709 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6697 | 0.6615 | 0.6795 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 67 North Macedonia 0.6829 compare
- 68 Montserrat 0.6757 compare
- 69 Bhutan 0.6702 compare
- 71 New Caledonia 0.6349 compare
- 72 Burkina Faso 0.6345 compare
- 73 Georgia 0.623 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Romania
- Agriculture share gdp 3 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 3 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
- Rural population 47.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 9.10 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 12.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 4.02 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area per capita in Romania?
- Agricultural area per capita in Romania was 0.6651 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural area per capita recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7934 in 1962.
- What is the lowest agricultural area per capita recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6438 in 1990.
- How does Romania rank for agricultural area per capita?
- Romania ranks 70th out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural area 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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