Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Romania
Romania: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use was 3.53 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Romania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Romania is 3.53 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 12.3% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Romania peaked at 6 tonnes per hectare in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.45 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
That places Romania 86th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | 3.12 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.05 tonnes per hectare | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | 3.31 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.84 tonnes per hectare | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | 3.54 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.82 tonnes per hectare | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 4 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.18 tonnes per hectare | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | 6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.95 tonnes per hectare | 3.4 tonnes per hectare | 5.19 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Romania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 12.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.0% (2025)
- Rural population 9.10 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 47.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 5.17 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Romania?
- Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Romania was 3.53 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 6 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.45 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Romania rank for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Romania ranks 86th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.