Rice yields in Romania
Romania: Rice yields was 5.69 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.69 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 14.6%
World rank
29th
of 124 countries
All-time high
5.69 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
1.26 tonnes per hectare
in 2001
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 124 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.
Rice yields in Romania, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.92 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 3.09 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 3.74 tonnes per hectare | +21.1% |
| 1964 | 2.69 tonnes per hectare | -28.2% |
| 1965 | 2.45 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 1966 | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | +10.4% |
| 1967 | 3.08 tonnes per hectare | +13.8% |
| 1968 | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | -22.3% |
| 1969 | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 2.42 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | -30.8% |
| 1973 | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | +29.4% |
| 1974 | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 3.13 tonnes per hectare | +37.6% |
| 1976 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | -42.8% |
| 1977 | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | +31.5% |
| 1978 | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | +13.4% |
| 1979 | 2.66 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | -26.5% |
| 1981 | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | +22.0% |
| 1982 | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 1983 | 3.01 tonnes per hectare | +38.4% |
| 1984 | 3.33 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 1985 | 3.64 tonnes per hectare | +9.3% |
| 1986 | 3.53 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | -26.9% |
| 1988 | 2.69 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | -47.0% |
| 1990 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | +17.1% |
| 1991 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | -12.6% |
| 1992 | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | +63.1% |
| 1993 | 3.04 tonnes per hectare | +27.8% |
| 1994 | 3.28 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 3.9 tonnes per hectare | +18.9% |
| 1996 | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | -30.6% |
| 1997 | 2.68 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 2.98 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 1999 | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | -18.0% |
| 2000 | 2.64 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | -52.2% |
| 2002 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 2.41 tonnes per hectare | +87.7% |
| 2004 | 4.01 tonnes per hectare | +66.2% |
| 2005 | 4.2 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 3.3 tonnes per hectare | -21.4% |
| 2007 | 3.4 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 4.93 tonnes per hectare | +45.0% |
| 2009 | 5.43 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 4.97 tonnes per hectare | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 5.15 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 4.5 tonnes per hectare | -12.6% |
| 2013 | 4.72 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 3.55 tonnes per hectare | -24.8% |
| 2015 | 4.5 tonnes per hectare | +26.7% |
| 2016 | 4.62 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 4.75 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 5.2 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 5.32 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 4.11 tonnes per hectare | -22.7% |
| 2021 | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | -33.0% |
| 2022 | 5.15 tonnes per hectare | +87.1% |
| 2023 | 4.97 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 5.69 tonnes per hectare | +14.6% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 5.69 tonnes per hectare is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.11 tonnes per hectare, 93% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Romania's 5.69 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.69 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
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 (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 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 124 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.