Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Romania
Romania: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.3455 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Romania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Romania recorded 0.3455 ha per square kilometre for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 61.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Romania peaked at 1.53 ha per square kilometre in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.3455 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
Romania ranks 31st of 137 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Romania, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.31 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.32 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 1.44 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1964 | 1.39 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 1.35 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 1.38 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 1.4 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 1.45 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 1.39 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 1.31 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1971 | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 1.36 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1974 | 1.35 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 1.32 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 1.31 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 1.3 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 1.35 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 1.39 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 1.35 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 1.39 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 1.43 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 1.38 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 1.41 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 1.53 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1990 | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 1991 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 1992 | 0.9531 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1994 | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 1.2 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9958 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9025 ha per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8808 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8521 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8094 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7449 ha per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7532 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7568 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4391 ha per square kilometre | -42.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3674 ha per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3511 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3455 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.3455 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.084 ha per square kilometre, 4.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.3455 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2328 ha per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -42.0% | 0.7568 ha per square kilometre | 0.4391 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.38 ha per square kilometre | 1.31 ha per square kilometre | 1.45 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.32 ha per square kilometre | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | 1.36 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.38 ha per square kilometre | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | 1.53 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | 0.9531 ha per square kilometre | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8848 ha per square kilometre | 0.7449 ha per square kilometre | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3758 ha per square kilometre | 0.3455 ha per square kilometre | 0.4391 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
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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 potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Romania?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Romania was 0.3455 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.53 ha per square kilometre in 1989.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3455 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Romania rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Romania ranks 31st out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.7%. 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 Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.