Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Romania
Romania: Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita was 33.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Romania, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Romania is 33.2%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Romania peaked at 57.3% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 1982.
Romania ranks 156th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 57.3% | — |
| 1962 | 57.1% | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 52.8% | -7.5% |
| 1964 | 50.1% | -5.2% |
| 1965 | 46.9% | -6.3% |
| 1966 | 45.0% | -4.1% |
| 1967 | 43.1% | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 43.4% | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 43.1% | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 38.8% | -9.9% |
| 1971 | 35.7% | -7.9% |
| 1972 | 33.2% | -7.0% |
| 1973 | 31.7% | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 34.1% | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 31.3% | -8.3% |
| 1976 | 27.0% | -13.7% |
| 1977 | 26.3% | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 25.9% | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 24.0% | -7.1% |
| 1980 | 24.4% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 26.0% | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 20.9% | -19.6% |
| 1983 | 23.3% | +11.4% |
| 1984 | 21.6% | -7.3% |
| 1985 | 22.3% | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 22.1% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 23.2% | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 24.3% | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 24.9% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 26.0% | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 23.1% | -11.2% |
| 1992 | 23.3% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 28.2% | +20.9% |
| 1994 | 26.2% | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 25.9% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 27.2% | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 27.4% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 27.2% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 27.3% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 32.7% | +19.9% |
| 2001 | 29.2% | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 30.1% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 26.3% | -12.6% |
| 2004 | 24.9% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 26.0% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 27.1% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 27.8% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 29.3% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 33.7% | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 25.5% | -24.4% |
| 2011 | 21.6% | -15.2% |
| 2012 | 35.9% | +65.8% |
| 2013 | 26.8% | -25.2% |
| 2014 | 26.4% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 27.7% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 26.4% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 27.2% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 22.5% | -17.2% |
| 2019 | 26.0% | +15.7% |
| 2020 | 32.2% | +23.8% |
| 2021 | 28.1% | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 32.4% | +15.1% |
| 2023 | 33.2% | +2.6% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 33.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 38.1%, 87% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Romania's 33.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.9%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +65.8% | 21.6% | 35.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.7% | 43.1% | 57.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 30.8% | 24.0% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.3% | 20.9% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.2% | 23.1% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.7% | 24.9% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 21.6% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 28.1% | 33.2% | 4 |
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 share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Romania?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Romania was 33.2% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 57.3% in 1961.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 1982.
- How does Romania rank for share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita?
- Romania ranks 156th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of domestic cereal supply allocated to direct human food, rather than animal feed or biofuels. GDP is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs across countries.