What is cotton yields in Romania?

Cotton yields in Romania was 0.9 tonnes per hectare in 1999, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest cotton yields recorded in Romania?

The highest recorded value was 1.6 tonnes per hectare in 1994.

What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in Romania?

The lowest recorded value was 0.02 tonnes per hectare in 1976.

How does Romania rank for cotton yields?

Romania ranks 71st out of 100 countries with data for 1999.

Is cotton yields rising or falling in Romania?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Cotton yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cotton yields in Romania

Name: Cotton yields in Romania
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Romania: Cotton yields was 0.9 tonnes per hectare in 1999. ▲ Rising

Latest (1999)

0.9 tonnes per hectare

Change on year

up 20.0%

World rank

71st

of 100 countries

All-time high

1.6 tonnes per hectare

in 1994

All-time low

0.02 tonnes per hectare

in 1976

Years of data

1961–1999

Cotton yields in Romania, 1961–1999

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 1999, cotton yields in Romania stood at 0.9 tonnes per hectare.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, cotton yields in Romania peaked at 1.6 tonnes per hectare in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.02 tonnes per hectare, in 1976.

Romania ranks 71st of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.3255 tonnes per hectare	0.3243 tonnes per hectare	0.3267 tonnes per hectare	2
1970s	0.5438 tonnes per hectare	0.02 tonnes per hectare	1 tonnes per hectare	7
1980s	0.5935 tonnes per hectare	0.2222 tonnes per hectare	0.9 tonnes per hectare	10
1990s	0.7608 tonnes per hectare	0.25 tonnes per hectare	1.6 tonnes per hectare	10

Countries ranked near Romania

68 Dominican Republic 0.9565 tonnes per hectare compare
69 Yemen 0.929 tonnes per hectare compare
72 Senegal 0.8961 tonnes per hectare compare
73 Cote d'Ivoire 0.886 tonnes per hectare compare
74 Zambia 0.8751 tonnes per hectare compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cotton yields in Romania?: Cotton yields in Romania was 0.9 tonnes per hectare in 1999, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest cotton yields recorded in Romania?: The highest recorded value was 1.6 tonnes per hectare in 1994.
What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in Romania?: The lowest recorded value was 0.02 tonnes per hectare in 1976.
How does Romania rank for cotton yields?: Romania ranks 71st out of 100 countries with data for 1999.
Is cotton yields rising or falling in Romania?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Cotton yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Cotton yields
Unit: tonnes per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 101 places, 5,475 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.