Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Romania
Romania: Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land was 0.7336 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
0.7336
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
57th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.7508
in 2017
All-time low
0.2335
in 1961
Years of data
59
1961–2019
Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Romania, 1961–2019
Source: USDA Economic Research Service (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Romania recorded 0.7336 for farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in 2019.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Romania peaked at 0.7508 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2335, in 1961.
Romania ranks 57th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2335 | — |
| 1962 | 0.2608 | +11.7% |
| 1963 | 0.2971 | +13.9% |
| 1964 | 0.338 | +13.8% |
| 1965 | 0.3681 | +8.9% |
| 1966 | 0.3985 | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 0.4064 | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.425 | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4451 | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 0.4661 | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 0.4799 | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4809 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4802 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.4756 | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4765 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5004 | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5386 | +7.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5327 | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5322 | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.5516 | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5798 | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 0.6199 | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6101 | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.6296 | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.6568 | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.6589 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6495 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.5774 | -11.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5661 | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5077 | -10.3% |
| 1991 | 0.5033 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.5521 | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 0.5893 | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 0.601 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6089 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6142 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.602 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6057 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5986 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5768 | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5858 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6014 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6012 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6362 | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.652 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6625 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6836 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6863 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.688 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6714 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6868 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7042 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7119 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7171 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7227 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7415 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7508 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7472 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7336 | -1.8% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.7336 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.44, 51% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.7336 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.48, 50% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3525 | 0.2335 | 0.4451 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4963 | 0.4661 | 0.5386 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.61 | 0.5516 | 0.6589 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5783 | 0.5033 | 0.6142 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6374 | 0.5768 | 0.688 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7187 | 0.6714 | 0.7508 | 10 |
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 farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Romania?
- Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Romania was 0.7336 in 2019, according to USDA Economic Research Service (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest farm machinery per unit of agricultural land recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7508 in 2017.
- What is the lowest farm machinery per unit of agricultural land recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2335 in 1961.
- How does Romania rank for farm machinery per unit of agricultural land?
- Romania ranks 57th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is farm machinery per unit of agricultural land rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from USDA Economic Research Service (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Farm machinery is measured in units of horsepower. This is divided by total agricultural land to give the average machinery use per hectare of agricultural land.