Soybean yields in Romania
Romania: Soybean yields was 2.17 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Soybean 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
Romania recorded 2.17 tonnes per hectare for soybean yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soybean yields in Romania peaked at 2.91 tonnes per hectare in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.336 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
Romania ranks 35th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6706 tonnes per hectare | 0.336 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 tonnes per hectare | 0.5933 tonnes per hectare | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 0.7421 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 0.7659 tonnes per hectare | 2.66 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 2.91 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 32 Switzerland 2.28 tonnes per hectare compare
- 33 Slovakia 2.25 tonnes per hectare compare
- 34 Peru 2.21 tonnes per hectare compare
- 36 Mexico 2.12 tonnes per hectare compare
- 37 Kazakhstan 2.1 tonnes per hectare compare
- 38 South Korea 2.09 tonnes per hectare compare
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 soybean yields in Romania?
- Soybean yields in Romania was 2.17 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 soybean yields recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.91 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
- What is the lowest soybean yields recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.336 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does Romania rank for soybean yields?
- Romania ranks 35th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is soybean yields rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. 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 Soybean 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.