Beans, dry — Area harvested in Romania
Romania: Beans, dry — Area harvested was 12,066 ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Romania, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beans, dry — area harvested in Romania is 12,066 ha, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.9% on the previous year and down 69.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — area harvested in Romania peaked at 1.68 million ha in 1964 and was at its lowest, 12,066 ha, in 2017.
That places Romania 68th out of 129 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Romania, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.44 million ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.45 million ha | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 1.64 million ha | +12.9% |
| 1964 | 1.68 million ha | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 1.51 million ha | -10.1% |
| 1966 | 1.53 million ha | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 1.48 million ha | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 1.36 million ha | -8.3% |
| 1969 | 1.21 million ha | -11.4% |
| 1970 | 1.20 million ha | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 1.07 million ha | -10.2% |
| 1972 | 1.10 million ha | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 893,900 ha | -18.8% |
| 1974 | 942,100 ha | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 879,300 ha | -6.7% |
| 1976 | 830,900 ha | -5.5% |
| 1977 | 686,400 ha | -17.4% |
| 1978 | 635,300 ha | -7.4% |
| 1979 | 417,700 ha | -34.3% |
| 1980 | 477,200 ha | +14.2% |
| 1981 | 399,618 ha | -16.3% |
| 1982 | 418,428 ha | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 611,985 ha | +46.3% |
| 1984 | 611,600 ha | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 168,900 ha | -72.4% |
| 1986 | 185,200 ha | +9.7% |
| 1987 | 180,000 ha | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 204,500 ha | +13.6% |
| 1989 | 197,500 ha | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 71,969 ha | -63.6% |
| 1991 | 46,161 ha | -35.9% |
| 1992 | 46,386 ha | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 34,380 ha | -25.9% |
| 1994 | 31,866 ha | -7.3% |
| 1995 | 29,858 ha | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 37,834 ha | +26.7% |
| 1997 | 29,194 ha | -22.8% |
| 1998 | 28,501 ha | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 27,978 ha | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 24,442 ha | -12.6% |
| 2001 | 21,303 ha | -12.8% |
| 2002 | 25,617 ha | +20.3% |
| 2003 | 26,996 ha | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 45,430 ha | +68.3% |
| 2005 | 57,650 ha | +26.9% |
| 2006 | 57,441 ha | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 40,070 ha | -30.2% |
| 2008 | 36,118 ha | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 29,673 ha | -17.8% |
| 2010 | 24,958 ha | -15.9% |
| 2011 | 24,105 ha | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 25,407 ha | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 21,209 ha | -16.5% |
| 2014 | 21,958 ha | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 22,122 ha | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 15,854 ha | -28.3% |
| 2017 | 12,066 ha | -23.9% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 12,066 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,547 ha, 3.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Romania's 12,066 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,547 ha, 3.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.48 million ha | 1.21 million ha | 1.68 million ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 865,740 ha | 417,700 ha | 1.20 million ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 345,493 ha | 168,900 ha | 611,985 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 38,413 ha | 27,978 ha | 71,969 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 36,474 ha | 21,303 ha | 57,650 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,960 ha | 12,066 ha | 25,407 ha | 8 |
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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 beans, dry — area harvested in Romania?
- Beans, dry — area harvested in Romania was 12,066 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 million ha in 1964.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,066 ha in 2017.
- How does Romania rank for beans, dry — area harvested?
- Romania ranks 68th out of 129 countries with data for 2017.
- Is beans, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Beans, dry — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.