Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Romania
Romania: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita was 0.0067 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Romania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Romania recorded 0.0067 sq. km per person for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Romania peaked at 0.0079 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0064 sq. km per person, in 1990.
That places Romania 65th out of 210 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 (sq. km), per capita in Romania, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0079 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0079 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0078 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0078 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0078 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0077 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0076 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0076 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0075 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0074 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0073 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0072 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0072 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0071 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.007 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0069 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0069 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0068 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0068 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0067 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0067 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0067 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0066 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0066 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0066 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0066 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0066 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0066 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0064 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0064 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0064 sq. km per person | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0065 sq. km per person | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0065 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0065 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0065 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0065 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0066 sq. km per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0066 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0066 sq. km per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0066 sq. km per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0067 sq. km per person | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0068 sq. km per person | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0069 sq. km per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0066 sq. km per person | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0067 sq. km per person | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0066 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0065 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0066 sq. km per person | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0067 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.007 sq. km per person | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0069 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0068 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.007 sq. km per person | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0069 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.007 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0069 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0068 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0069 sq. km per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0071 sq. km per person | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0068 sq. km per person | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0068 sq. km per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0067 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0067 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0077 sq. km per person | 0.0075 sq. km per person | 0.0079 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0071 sq. km per person | 0.0068 sq. km per person | 0.0074 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0066 sq. km per person | 0.0064 sq. km per person | 0.0067 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0065 sq. km per person | 0.0064 sq. km per person | 0.0066 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0067 sq. km per person | 0.0065 sq. km per person | 0.0069 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0069 sq. km per person | 0.0068 sq. km per person | 0.0071 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0067 sq. km per person | 0.0067 sq. km per person | 0.0068 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 62 Uzbekistan 0.0072 sq. km per person compare
- 63 North Macedonia 0.0068 sq. km per person compare
- 64 Bhutan 0.0067 sq. km per person compare
- 66 Georgia 0.0064 sq. km per person compare
- 67 New Caledonia 0.0063 sq. km per person compare
- 68 Burkina Faso 0.0063 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Romania
- 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4783 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Romania?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Romania was 0.0067 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0079 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0064 sq. km per person in 1990.
- How does Romania rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
- Romania ranks 65th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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 land (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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 land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.