Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Romania
Romania: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita was 0.0578 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Romania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Romania stood at 0.0578 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Romania peaked at 0.0598 tonnes per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0033 tonnes per person, in 1967.
That places Romania 18th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Romania, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0038 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0058 tonnes per person | +75.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0058 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0076 tonnes per person | +30.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | -40.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0071 tonnes per person | +56.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0087 tonnes per person | +22.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0095 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0142 tonnes per person | +49.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0185 tonnes per person | +29.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0176 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0171 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0176 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.016 tonnes per person | -8.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0173 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0172 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0153 tonnes per person | -10.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0149 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0199 tonnes per person | +33.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0159 tonnes per person | -20.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0136 tonnes per person | -14.7% |
| 1988 | 0.016 tonnes per person | +18.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0107 tonnes per person | -33.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0451 tonnes per person | +321.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0444 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0359 tonnes per person | -19.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0459 tonnes per person | +27.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0454 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0401 tonnes per person | -11.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0341 tonnes per person | -15.0% |
| 1997 | 0.035 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0316 tonnes per person | -9.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0322 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0322 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0385 tonnes per person | +19.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0387 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0381 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0414 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 0.04 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.031 tonnes per person | -22.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0347 tonnes per person | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0399 tonnes per person | +15.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0346 tonnes per person | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0432 tonnes per person | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0397 tonnes per person | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0394 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0531 tonnes per person | +34.6% |
| 2014 | 0.05 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0573 tonnes per person | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0541 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0508 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0349 tonnes per person | -31.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0399 tonnes per person | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0375 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0589 tonnes per person | +57.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0598 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0578 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.0578 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0094 tonnes per person, 6.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.0578 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0151 tonnes per person, 3.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Romania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +321.4% | 0.0107 tonnes per person | 0.0451 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.004 tonnes per person | 0.0033 tonnes per person | 0.0058 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0122 tonnes per person | 0.0045 tonnes per person | 0.0185 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0157 tonnes per person | 0.0107 tonnes per person | 0.0199 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.039 tonnes per person | 0.0316 tonnes per person | 0.0459 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0369 tonnes per person | 0.031 tonnes per person | 0.0414 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0462 tonnes per person | 0.0349 tonnes per person | 0.0573 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0535 tonnes per person | 0.0375 tonnes per person | 0.0598 tonnes per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Romania?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Romania was 0.0578 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0598 tonnes per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0033 tonnes per person in 1967.
- How does Romania rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita?
- Romania ranks 18th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.