Corn yields in Romania
Romania: Corn yields was 2.83 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Corn yields in Romania, 1961–2024
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, corn yields in Romania stood at 2.83 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 29.0% on the previous year and down 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Romania peaked at 7.64 tonnes per hectare in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.59 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
Romania ranks 100th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Corn yields in Romania, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1963 | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | +12.3% |
| 1964 | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | +13.1% |
| 1965 | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | -11.8% |
| 1966 | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | +37.2% |
| 1967 | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | -12.7% |
| 1968 | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | +9.7% |
| 1970 | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1971 | 2.51 tonnes per hectare | +18.3% |
| 1972 | 3.07 tonnes per hectare | +22.5% |
| 1973 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | -18.5% |
| 1974 | 2.51 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | +11.4% |
| 1976 | 3.43 tonnes per hectare | +22.6% |
| 1977 | 3.05 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 1978 | 3.04 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 3.55 tonnes per hectare | +16.8% |
| 1980 | 3.21 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 1981 | 2.7 tonnes per hectare | -15.9% |
| 1982 | 3.82 tonnes per hectare | +41.2% |
| 1983 | 3.51 tonnes per hectare | -8.1% |
| 1984 | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 1985 | 3.85 tonnes per hectare | +20.4% |
| 1986 | 3.81 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 2.7 tonnes per hectare | -29.2% |
| 1988 | 2.78 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | -11.2% |
| 1990 | 2.76 tonnes per hectare | +11.6% |
| 1991 | 4.08 tonnes per hectare | +47.7% |
| 1992 | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | -49.8% |
| 1993 | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | +27.3% |
| 1994 | 3.13 tonnes per hectare | +20.2% |
| 1995 | 3.19 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 2.93 tonnes per hectare | -8.1% |
| 1997 | 4.22 tonnes per hectare | +43.8% |
| 1998 | 2.79 tonnes per hectare | -33.9% |
| 1999 | 3.64 tonnes per hectare | +30.5% |
| 2000 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | -52.9% |
| 2001 | 3.12 tonnes per hectare | +82.3% |
| 2002 | 3.04 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 3.07 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 4.55 tonnes per hectare | +48.2% |
| 2005 | 3.98 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 3.58 tonnes per hectare | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | -52.4% |
| 2008 | 3.23 tonnes per hectare | +89.5% |
| 2009 | 3.42 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 4.32 tonnes per hectare | +26.4% |
| 2011 | 4.53 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | -51.7% |
| 2013 | 4.49 tonnes per hectare | +105.5% |
| 2014 | 4.79 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 3.47 tonnes per hectare | -27.5% |
| 2016 | 4.17 tonnes per hectare | +20.1% |
| 2017 | 5.96 tonnes per hectare | +43.0% |
| 2018 | 7.64 tonnes per hectare | +28.1% |
| 2019 | 6.5 tonnes per hectare | -14.9% |
| 2020 | 3.97 tonnes per hectare | -38.9% |
| 2021 | 5.8 tonnes per hectare | +46.0% |
| 2022 | 3.3 tonnes per hectare | -43.2% |
| 2023 | 3.98 tonnes per hectare | +20.7% |
| 2024 | 2.83 tonnes per hectare | -29.0% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 2.83 tonnes per hectare is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.57 tonnes per hectare, 37% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Romania's 2.83 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.22 tonnes per hectare, 39% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.86 tonnes per hectare | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | 3.55 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.21 tonnes per hectare | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | 3.85 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.14 tonnes per hectare | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | 4.22 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.14 tonnes per hectare | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 4.55 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.81 tonnes per hectare | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | 7.64 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.98 tonnes per hectare | 2.83 tonnes per hectare | 5.8 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 corn yields in Romania?
- Corn yields in Romania was 2.83 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn yields recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 7.64 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.59 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Romania rank for corn yields?
- Romania ranks 100th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.