Potatoes — Production, per capita in Romania
Romania: Potatoes — Production, per capita was 0.0553 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Production, per capita in Romania, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — production, per capita in Romania stood at 0.0553 t per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 11.0% on the previous year and down 68.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — production, per capita in Romania peaked at 0.2917 t per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0553 t per person, in 2024.
Romania ranks 45th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Production, per capita in Romania, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1549 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1391 t per person | -10.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1432 t per person | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1395 t per person | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1153 t per person | -17.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1744 t per person | +51.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1585 t per person | -9.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1888 t per person | +19.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1082 t per person | -42.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1019 t per person | -5.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1849 t per person | +81.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1778 t per person | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1269 t per person | -28.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1958 t per person | +54.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1275 t per person | -34.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2222 t per person | +74.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1934 t per person | -13.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2034 t per person | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2065 t per person | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1775 t per person | -14.0% |
| 1981 | 0.199 t per person | +12.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2227 t per person | +11.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2752 t per person | +23.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2823 t per person | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2917 t per person | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2271 t per person | -22.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1805 t per person | -20.5% |
| 1988 | 0.157 t per person | -13.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1908 t per person | +21.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1373 t per person | -28.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0814 t per person | -40.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1141 t per person | +40.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1629 t per person | +42.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1296 t per person | -20.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1331 t per person | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1588 t per person | +19.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1421 t per person | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1475 t per person | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1761 t per person | +19.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1546 t per person | -12.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1806 t per person | +16.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1876 t per person | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.183 t per person | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1972 t per person | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1754 t per person | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1895 t per person | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1778 t per person | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1777 t per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1966 t per person | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1622 t per person | -17.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2023 t per person | +24.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1229 t per person | -39.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1646 t per person | +33.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1768 t per person | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1362 t per person | -22.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1365 t per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1591 t per person | +16.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1552 t per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1356 t per person | -12.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0831 t per person | -38.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0731 t per person | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0707 t per person | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0621 t per person | -12.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0553 t per person | -11.0% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.0553 t per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0349 t per person, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.0553 t per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0728 t per person, 76% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1469 t per person | 0.1082 t per person | 0.1888 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.174 t per person | 0.1019 t per person | 0.2222 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2204 t per person | 0.157 t per person | 0.2917 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1383 t per person | 0.0814 t per person | 0.1761 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.182 t per person | 0.1546 t per person | 0.1972 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1552 t per person | 0.1229 t per person | 0.2023 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0688 t per person | 0.0553 t per person | 0.0831 t per person | 5 |
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 potatoes — production, per capita in Romania?
- Potatoes — production, per capita in Romania was 0.0553 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — production, per capita recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2917 t per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest potatoes — production, per capita recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0553 t per person in 2024.
- How does Romania rank for potatoes — production, per capita?
- Romania ranks 45th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — production, per capita rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.7%. 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 — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Potatoes — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.