Cereal production in Romania
Romania: Cereal production was 17.86 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal production 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.
Analysis
Romania recorded 17.86 million tonnes for cereal production in 2024.
That represents a change of down 14.0% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in Romania peaked at 31.55 million tonnes in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.81 million tonnes, in 2007.
Romania ranks 29th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.94 million tonnes | 9.68 million tonnes | 13.90 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.00 million tonnes | 10.63 million tonnes | 19.79 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.72 million tonnes | 16.37 million tonnes | 20.04 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.11 million tonnes | 12.29 million tonnes | 22.11 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.57 million tonnes | 7.81 million tonnes | 24.40 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.35 million tonnes | 12.82 million tonnes | 31.55 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.69 million tonnes | 17.86 million tonnes | 27.79 million tonnes | 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 production in Romania?
- Cereal production in Romania was 17.86 million tonnes 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 production recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 31.55 million tonnes in 2018.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.81 million tonnes in 2007.
- How does Romania rank for cereal production?
- Romania ranks 29th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. 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 production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.