Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Romania
Romania: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.2712 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Romania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Romania recorded 0.2712 hectares per person for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Romania peaked at 0.3788 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2275 hectares per person, in 2007.
Romania ranks 12th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Romania, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3788 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3568 hectares per person | -5.8% |
| 1963 | 0.3569 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.3538 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.3555 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.3549 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.3381 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 1968 | 0.3362 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.328 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.2914 hectares per person | -11.2% |
| 1971 | 0.3014 hectares per person | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.302 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.278 hectares per person | -7.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2807 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.293 hectares per person | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2947 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2899 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2878 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2861 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2913 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2788 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.268 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2683 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2771 hectares per person | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2765 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2715 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2609 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.2561 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2602 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2458 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 0.263 hectares per person | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2533 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2809 hectares per person | +10.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2885 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2841 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2583 hectares per person | -9.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2768 hectares per person | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2598 hectares per person | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2378 hectares per person | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2422 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2815 hectares per person | +16.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2629 hectares per person | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2371 hectares per person | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2845 hectares per person | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2722 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2397 hectares per person | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2275 hectares per person | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2523 hectares per person | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2585 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2479 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2591 hectares per person | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2704 hectares per person | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2707 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2724 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2753 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2782 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.265 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2702 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2877 hectares per person | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2773 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2801 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2725 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2712 hectares per person | -0.5% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.2712 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0451 hectares per person, 6.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.2712 hectares per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0881 hectares per person, 3.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.351 hectares per person | 0.328 hectares per person | 0.3788 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2905 hectares per person | 0.278 hectares per person | 0.302 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2709 hectares per person | 0.2561 hectares per person | 0.2913 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2648 hectares per person | 0.2378 hectares per person | 0.2885 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2558 hectares per person | 0.2275 hectares per person | 0.2845 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2697 hectares per person | 0.2479 hectares per person | 0.2877 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2753 hectares per person | 0.2712 hectares per person | 0.2801 hectares per person | 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 land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Romania?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Romania was 0.2712 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3788 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2275 hectares per person in 2007.
- How does Romania rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Romania ranks 12th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.