Rape or colza seed — Area harvested in Romania
Romania: Rape or colza seed — Area harvested was 522,300 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rape or colza seed — Area harvested in Romania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Romania recorded 522,300 ha for rape or colza seed — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is down 18.6% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rape or colza seed — area harvested in Romania peaked at 641,430 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 100 ha, in 1963.
That places Romania 12th out of 69 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rape or colza seed — Area harvested in Romania, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9,800 ha | — |
| 1962 | 200 ha | -98.0% |
| 1963 | 100 ha | -50.0% |
| 1964 | 1,000 ha | +900.0% |
| 1965 | 10,000 ha | +900.0% |
| 1966 | 5,000 ha | -50.0% |
| 1967 | 10,000 ha | +100.0% |
| 1968 | 200 ha | -98.0% |
| 1969 | 800 ha | +300.0% |
| 1970 | 1,400 ha | +75.0% |
| 1971 | 1,200 ha | -14.3% |
| 1972 | 1,100 ha | -8.3% |
| 1973 | 4,300 ha | +290.9% |
| 1974 | 7,900 ha | +83.7% |
| 1975 | 12,900 ha | +63.3% |
| 1976 | 6,600 ha | -48.8% |
| 1977 | 4,000 ha | -39.4% |
| 1978 | 7,900 ha | +97.5% |
| 1979 | 8,300 ha | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 14,300 ha | +72.3% |
| 1981 | 13,100 ha | -8.4% |
| 1982 | 13,900 ha | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 23,500 ha | +69.1% |
| 1984 | 49,800 ha | +111.9% |
| 1985 | 59,300 ha | +19.1% |
| 1986 | 23,500 ha | -60.4% |
| 1987 | 12,000 ha | -48.9% |
| 1988 | 11,900 ha | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 19,800 ha | +66.4% |
| 1990 | 13,000 ha | -34.3% |
| 1991 | 8,813 ha | -32.2% |
| 1992 | 1,734 ha | -80.3% |
| 1993 | 1,458 ha | -15.9% |
| 1994 | 342 ha | -76.5% |
| 1995 | 303 ha | -11.4% |
| 1996 | 1,719 ha | +467.3% |
| 1997 | 6,872 ha | +299.8% |
| 1998 | 26,036 ha | +278.9% |
| 1999 | 82,009 ha | +215.0% |
| 2000 | 57,903 ha | -29.4% |
| 2001 | 80,845 ha | +39.6% |
| 2002 | 54,559 ha | -32.5% |
| 2003 | 12,744 ha | -76.6% |
| 2004 | 47,931 ha | +276.1% |
| 2005 | 84,222 ha | +75.7% |
| 2006 | 102,532 ha | +21.7% |
| 2007 | 306,771 ha | +199.2% |
| 2008 | 357,430 ha | +16.5% |
| 2009 | 414,285 ha | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 527,175 ha | +27.2% |
| 2011 | 390,020 ha | -26.0% |
| 2012 | 97,142 ha | -75.1% |
| 2013 | 275,934 ha | +184.1% |
| 2014 | 404,715 ha | +46.7% |
| 2015 | 366,065 ha | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 455,048 ha | +24.3% |
| 2017 | 597,558 ha | +31.3% |
| 2018 | 632,680 ha | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 352,620 ha | -44.3% |
| 2020 | 362,870 ha | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 445,920 ha | +22.9% |
| 2022 | 468,870 ha | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 641,430 ha | +36.8% |
| 2024 | 522,300 ha | -18.6% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 522,300 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 62,255 ha, 8.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Romania's 522,300 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 48,525 ha, 10.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rape or colza 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +900.0% | 100 ha | 1,000 ha |
| 1965 | +900.0% | 1,000 ha | 10,000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,122 ha | 100 ha | 10,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,560 ha | 1,100 ha | 12,900 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 24,110 ha | 11,900 ha | 59,300 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,229 ha | 303 ha | 82,009 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 151,922 ha | 12,744 ha | 414,285 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 409,896 ha | 97,142 ha | 632,680 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 488,278 ha | 362,870 ha | 641,430 ha | 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 rape or colza seed — area harvested in Romania?
- Rape or colza seed — area harvested in Romania was 522,300 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rape or colza seed — area harvested recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 641,430 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest rape or colza seed — area harvested recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 ha in 1963.
- How does Romania rank for rape or colza seed — area harvested?
- Romania ranks 12th out of 69 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rape or colza seed — area harvested rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. 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 Rape or colza 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.