Poppy seed — Area harvested in Romania
Romania: Poppy seed — Area harvested was 3,213 ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Poppy seed — Area harvested in Romania, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2017, poppy seed — area harvested in Romania stood at 3,213 ha.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poppy seed — area harvested in Romania peaked at 9,200 ha in 1977 and was at its lowest, 200 ha, in 1993.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poppy seed — Area harvested in Romania, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8,400 ha | — |
| 1962 | 6,100 ha | -27.4% |
| 1963 | 5,000 ha | -18.0% |
| 1964 | 5,700 ha | +14.0% |
| 1965 | 5,600 ha | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 6,500 ha | +16.1% |
| 1967 | 7,000 ha | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 5,100 ha | -27.1% |
| 1969 | 6,400 ha | +25.5% |
| 1970 | 6,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 6,200 ha | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 6,300 ha | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 4,800 ha | -23.8% |
| 1974 | 5,700 ha | +18.8% |
| 1975 | 6,500 ha | +14.0% |
| 1976 | 8,200 ha | +26.2% |
| 1977 | 9,200 ha | +12.2% |
| 1978 | 8,400 ha | -8.7% |
| 1979 | 7,900 ha | -6.0% |
| 1980 | 8,300 ha | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 8,100 ha | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 6,300 ha | -22.2% |
| 1983 | 6,000 ha | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 6,500 ha | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 6,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,000 ha | -84.6% |
| 1987 | 1,200 ha | +20.0% |
| 1988 | 1,500 ha | +25.0% |
| 1989 | 1,000 ha | -33.3% |
| 1990 | 1,300 ha | +30.0% |
| 1991 | 700 ha | -46.2% |
| 1992 | 300 ha | -57.1% |
| 1993 | 200 ha | -33.3% |
| 1994 | 200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 335 ha | +67.5% |
| 1996 | 300 ha | -10.4% |
| 1997 | 3,702 ha | +1134.0% |
| 1998 | 4,306 ha | +16.3% |
| 1999 | 4,230 ha | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 1,400 ha | -66.9% |
| 2001 | 2,500 ha | +78.6% |
| 2002 | 3,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 1,886 ha | -37.1% |
| 2004 | 1,833 ha | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 1,964 ha | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 2,117 ha | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 3,100 ha | +46.4% |
| 2008 | 2,644 ha | -14.7% |
| 2009 | 2,876 ha | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 2,871 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 2,943 ha | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 3,006 ha | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 3,071 ha | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 3,550 ha | +15.6% |
| 2015 | 3,123 ha | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 2,974 ha | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 3,213 ha | +8.0% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 3,213 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,144 ha, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Romania's 3,213 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,213 ha, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poppy seed — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +1134.0% | 300 ha | 3,702 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,200 ha | 5,000 ha | 8,400 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,960 ha | 4,800 ha | 9,200 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,640 ha | 1,000 ha | 8,300 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,557 ha | 200 ha | 4,306 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,332 ha | 1,400 ha | 3,100 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,094 ha | 2,871 ha | 3,550 ha | 8 |
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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 poppy seed — area harvested in Romania?
- Poppy seed — area harvested in Romania was 3,213 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poppy seed — area harvested recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 9,200 ha in 1977.
- What is the lowest poppy seed — area harvested recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 ha in 1993.
- How does Romania rank for poppy seed — area harvested?
- Romania ranks 7th out of 18 countries with data for 2017.
- Is poppy seed — area harvested rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Poppy seed — 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.