Agricultural land use, per capita in Romania
Romania: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.6671 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Romania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Romania recorded 0.6671 hectares per person for agricultural land use, per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in Romania peaked at 0.7869 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.6365 hectares per person, in 1990.
Romania ranks 65th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Romania, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7869 hectares per person | — |
| 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 | 0.6671 hectares per person | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7721 hectares per person | 0.7481 hectares per person | 0.7869 hectares per person | 9 |
| 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 | 0.6735 hectares per person | 0.6656 hectares per person | 0.684 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 62 Uzbekistan 0.7175 hectares per person compare
- 63 North Macedonia 0.6844 hectares per person compare
- 64 Bhutan 0.6702 hectares per person compare
- 66 Georgia 0.6384 hectares per person compare
- 67 New Caledonia 0.6349 hectares per person compare
- 68 Burkina Faso 0.6345 hectares 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 use, per capita in Romania?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Romania was 0.6671 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7869 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6365 hectares per person in 1990.
- How does Romania rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Romania ranks 65th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, 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 use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use 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 use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.