Cereal yields in Romania
Romania: Cereal yields was 3.53 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yields 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
In 2024, cereal yields in Romania stood at 3.53 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.3% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields 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 yields in Romania?
- Cereal yields 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 yields recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 6 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.45 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Romania rank for cereal yields?
- Romania ranks 86th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields 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 yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.