Rice yields in Romania
Romania: Rice yields was 5.69 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rice yields in Romania, 1961–2024
Source: 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, rice yields in Romania stood at 5.69 tonnes per hectare. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.6% on the previous year and up 60.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice yields in Romania peaked at 5.69 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.26 tonnes per hectare, in 2001.
That places Romania 29th out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.83 tonnes per hectare | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | 3.74 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 3.13 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 3.64 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | 3.9 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.29 tonnes per hectare | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 5.43 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.73 tonnes per hectare | 3.55 tonnes per hectare | 5.32 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.54 tonnes per hectare | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | 5.69 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Romania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 12.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.0% (2025)
- Rural population 9.10 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 47.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 5.17 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice yields in Romania?
- Rice yields in Romania was 5.69 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rice yields recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.69 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest rice yields recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 tonnes per hectare in 2001.
- How does Romania rank for rice yields?
- Romania ranks 29th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice yields rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rice yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.