Flax, raw or retted — Area harvested in Romania
Romania: Flax, raw or retted — Area harvested was 250 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Flax, raw or retted — Area harvested in Romania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, flax, raw or retted — area harvested in Romania stood at 250 ha.
That represents a change of up 31.6% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, flax, raw or retted — area harvested in Romania peaked at 76,300 ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 2009.
Romania ranks 18th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Flax, raw or retted — Area harvested in Romania, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 27,600 ha | — |
| 1962 | 29,200 ha | +5.8% |
| 1963 | 30,300 ha | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 25,000 ha | -17.5% |
| 1965 | 22,785 ha | -8.9% |
| 1966 | 29,400 ha | +29.0% |
| 1967 | 32,500 ha | +10.5% |
| 1968 | 34,275 ha | +5.5% |
| 1969 | 34,798 ha | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 35,800 ha | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 40,300 ha | +12.6% |
| 1972 | 46,200 ha | +14.6% |
| 1973 | 47,900 ha | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 51,200 ha | +6.9% |
| 1975 | 59,900 ha | +17.0% |
| 1976 | 65,900 ha | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 65,200 ha | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 67,600 ha | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 66,600 ha | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 70,900 ha | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 73,300 ha | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 68,400 ha | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 65,800 ha | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 67,500 ha | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 76,300 ha | +13.0% |
| 1986 | 71,900 ha | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 67,100 ha | -6.7% |
| 1988 | 69,100 ha | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 70,100 ha | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 21,300 ha | -69.6% |
| 1991 | 10,838 ha | -49.1% |
| 1992 | 11,371 ha | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 3,231 ha | -71.6% |
| 1994 | 1,835 ha | -43.2% |
| 1995 | 2,263 ha | +23.3% |
| 1996 | 2,302 ha | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 676 ha | -70.6% |
| 1998 | 314 ha | -53.6% |
| 1999 | 332 ha | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 345 ha | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 265 ha | -23.2% |
| 2002 | 389 ha | +46.8% |
| 2003 | 392 ha | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 295 ha | -24.7% |
| 2005 | 185 ha | -37.3% |
| 2006 | 804 ha | +334.6% |
| 2007 | 24 ha | -97.0% |
| 2008 | 32 ha | +33.3% |
| 2009 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0 ha | — |
| 2011 | 0 ha | — |
| 2012 | 26 ha | — |
| 2013 | 24 ha | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 99 ha | — |
| 2016 | 35 ha | -64.6% |
| 2017 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 90 ha | — |
| 2019 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 30 ha | — |
| 2021 | 40 ha | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 100 ha | +150.0% |
| 2023 | 190 ha | +90.0% |
| 2024 | 250 ha | +31.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Flax, raw or retted — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +334.6% | 185 ha | 804 ha |
| 2022 | +150.0% | 40 ha | 100 ha |
| 2009 | -100.0% | 32 ha | 0 ha |
| 2014 | -100.0% | 24 ha | 0 ha |
| 2017 | -100.0% | 35 ha | 0 ha |
| 2019 | -100.0% | 90 ha | 0 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29,540 ha | 22,785 ha | 34,798 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 54,660 ha | 35,800 ha | 67,600 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 70,040 ha | 65,800 ha | 76,300 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,446 ha | 314 ha | 21,300 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 273.1 ha | 0 ha | 804 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.4 ha | 0 ha | 99 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 122 ha | 30 ha | 250 ha | 5 |
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- 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 flax, raw or retted — area harvested in Romania?
- Flax, raw or retted — area harvested in Romania was 250 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest flax, raw or retted — area harvested recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 76,300 ha in 1985.
- What is the lowest flax, raw or retted — area harvested recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 2009.
- How does Romania rank for flax, raw or retted — area harvested?
- Romania ranks 18th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Flax, raw or retted — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.