Cereal production in Romania
Romania: Cereal production was 17.86 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
17.86 million tonnes
Change on year
down 14.0%
World rank
30th
of 186 countries
All-time high
31.55 million tonnes
in 2018
All-time low
7.81 million tonnes
in 2007
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 30th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal production in Romania, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.61 million tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 9.68 million tonnes | -8.8% |
| 1963 | 10.44 million tonnes | +7.8% |
| 1964 | 11.11 million tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1965 | 12.60 million tonnes | +13.5% |
| 1966 | 13.90 million tonnes | +10.3% |
| 1967 | 13.51 million tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 12.77 million tonnes | -5.5% |
| 1969 | 12.82 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 10.63 million tonnes | -17.1% |
| 1971 | 14.53 million tonnes | +36.7% |
| 1972 | 16.91 million tonnes | +16.4% |
| 1973 | 13.81 million tonnes | -18.3% |
| 1974 | 13.55 million tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 15.27 million tonnes | +12.7% |
| 1976 | 19.79 million tonnes | +29.6% |
| 1977 | 18.61 million tonnes | -5.9% |
| 1978 | 18.31 million tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 18.59 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 19.37 million tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 16.37 million tonnes | -15.5% |
| 1982 | 19.95 million tonnes | +21.9% |
| 1983 | 17.67 million tonnes | -11.5% |
| 1984 | 20.04 million tonnes | +13.5% |
| 1985 | 19.50 million tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 19.73 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 16.89 million tonnes | -14.4% |
| 1988 | 19.29 million tonnes | +14.2% |
| 1989 | 18.38 million tonnes | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 17.17 million tonnes | -6.6% |
| 1991 | 19.31 million tonnes | +12.4% |
| 1992 | 12.29 million tonnes | -36.4% |
| 1993 | 15.49 million tonnes | +26.1% |
| 1994 | 18.18 million tonnes | +17.4% |
| 1995 | 19.88 million tonnes | +9.3% |
| 1996 | 14.20 million tonnes | -28.6% |
| 1997 | 22.11 million tonnes | +55.7% |
| 1998 | 15.45 million tonnes | -30.1% |
| 1999 | 17.04 million tonnes | +10.3% |
| 2000 | 10.48 million tonnes | -38.5% |
| 2001 | 18.87 million tonnes | +80.1% |
| 2002 | 14.36 million tonnes | -23.9% |
| 2003 | 12.96 million tonnes | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 24.40 million tonnes | +88.2% |
| 2005 | 19.35 million tonnes | -20.7% |
| 2006 | 15.76 million tonnes | -18.5% |
| 2007 | 7.81 million tonnes | -50.4% |
| 2008 | 16.83 million tonnes | +115.3% |
| 2009 | 14.87 million tonnes | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 16.71 million tonnes | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 20.84 million tonnes | +24.7% |
| 2012 | 12.82 million tonnes | -38.5% |
| 2013 | 20.90 million tonnes | +63.0% |
| 2014 | 22.07 million tonnes | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 19.33 million tonnes | -12.4% |
| 2016 | 21.76 million tonnes | +12.6% |
| 2017 | 27.14 million tonnes | +24.7% |
| 2018 | 31.55 million tonnes | +16.3% |
| 2019 | 30.41 million tonnes | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 18.15 million tonnes | -40.3% |
| 2021 | 27.79 million tonnes | +53.1% |
| 2022 | 18.86 million tonnes | -32.1% |
| 2023 | 20.78 million tonnes | +10.2% |
| 2024 | 17.86 million tonnes | -14.0% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 17.86 million tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.90 million tonnes, 9.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Romania's 17.86 million tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.28 million tonnes, 5.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Romania
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 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 30th out of 186 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.