Rye — Yield in Romania
Romania: Rye — Yield was 2,511 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rye — Yield in Romania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, rye — yield in Romania stood at 2,511 kg/ha.
The figure is down 9.5% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rye — yield in Romania peaked at 3,000 kg/ha in 1984 and was at its lowest, 950.9 kg/ha, in 1970.
That places Romania 36th out of 65 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Rye — Yield in Romania, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,163 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 977.3 kg/ha | -15.9% |
| 1963 | 975.1 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 1,011 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 1,222 kg/ha | +20.9% |
| 1966 | 1,092 kg/ha | -10.7% |
| 1967 | 1,131 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 1,100 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 1,122 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 950.9 kg/ha | -15.3% |
| 1971 | 1,372 kg/ha | +44.3% |
| 1972 | 1,394 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 1,200 kg/ha | -13.9% |
| 1974 | 1,306 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1975 | 1,268 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 1,400 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 1977 | 1,950 kg/ha | +39.3% |
| 1978 | 1,850 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 1,571 kg/ha | -15.1% |
| 1980 | 2,171 kg/ha | +38.2% |
| 1981 | 2,151 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 2,102 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 1,712 kg/ha | -18.6% |
| 1984 | 3,000 kg/ha | +75.2% |
| 1985 | 2,233 kg/ha | -25.6% |
| 1986 | 1,723 kg/ha | -22.8% |
| 1987 | 1,929 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1988 | 2,600 kg/ha | +34.8% |
| 1989 | 2,375 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 1990 | 2,018 kg/ha | -15.0% |
| 1991 | 1,366 kg/ha | -32.3% |
| 1992 | 1,455 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 1,565 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 1,781 kg/ha | +13.8% |
| 1995 | 2,074 kg/ha | +16.5% |
| 1996 | 1,262 kg/ha | -39.2% |
| 1997 | 1,855 kg/ha | +46.9% |
| 1998 | 1,933 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 1,853 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 1,579 kg/ha | -14.8% |
| 2001 | 2,333 kg/ha | +47.7% |
| 2002 | 1,913 kg/ha | -18.0% |
| 2003 | 1,613 kg/ha | -15.7% |
| 2004 | 2,524 kg/ha | +56.5% |
| 2005 | 2,371 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 2,072 kg/ha | -12.6% |
| 2007 | 1,724 kg/ha | -16.8% |
| 2008 | 2,416 kg/ha | +40.2% |
| 2009 | 2,134 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 2,374 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 2,548 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 2,104 kg/ha | -17.4% |
| 2013 | 2,217 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 2,398 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 2,532 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 2,480 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 2,938 kg/ha | +18.4% |
| 2018 | 2,791 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 2,797 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 2,532 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 2,898 kg/ha | +14.5% |
| 2022 | 2,748 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 2,773 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 2,511 kg/ha | -9.5% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 2,511 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,381 kg/ha, 74% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Romania's 2,511 kg/ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,150 kg/ha, 80% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,088 kg/ha | 975.1 kg/ha | 1,222 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,426 kg/ha | 950.9 kg/ha | 1,950 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,200 kg/ha | 1,712 kg/ha | 3,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,716 kg/ha | 1,262 kg/ha | 2,074 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,068 kg/ha | 1,579 kg/ha | 2,524 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,518 kg/ha | 2,104 kg/ha | 2,938 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,693 kg/ha | 2,511 kg/ha | 2,898 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 33 Finland 2,766 kg/ha compare
- 34 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2,631 kg/ha compare
- 35 Republic of Korea 2,520 kg/ha compare
- 37 Albania 2,503 kg/ha compare
- 38 Belgium-Luxembourg 2,482 kg/ha compare
- 39 Lithuania 2,379 kg/ha compare
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 rye — yield in Romania?
- Rye — yield in Romania was 2,511 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rye — yield recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 3,000 kg/ha in 1984.
- What is the lowest rye — yield recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 950.9 kg/ha in 1970.
- How does Romania rank for rye — yield?
- Romania ranks 36th out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rye — yield rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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, published as part of Rye — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.