Starchy Roots — Food in Romania
Romania: Starchy Roots — Food was 1,141 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Starchy Roots — Food in Romania, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, starchy roots — food in Romania stood at 1,141 1000 t. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — food in Romania peaked at 2,211 1000 t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,141 1000 t, in 2023.
Romania ranks 68th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Starchy Roots — Food in Romania, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,211 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 2,192 1000 t | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 2,209 1000 t | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 2,165 1000 t | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 2,109 1000 t | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 2,049 1000 t | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 1,988 1000 t | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 1,997 1000 t | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1,969 1000 t | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1,996 1000 t | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 1,435 1000 t | -28.1% |
| 2021 | 1,186 1000 t | -17.4% |
| 2022 | 1,260 1000 t | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 1,141 1000 t | -9.4% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 1,141 1000 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 233.5 1000 t, 4.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Romania's 1,141 1000 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 406 1000 t, 2.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Starchy Roots — Food 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -28.1% | 1,996 1000 t | 1,435 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,088 1000 t | 1,969 1000 t | 2,211 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,256 1000 t | 1,141 1000 t | 1,435 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 65 Paraguay 1,204 1000 t compare
- 66 Cuba 1,201 1000 t compare
- 67 Saudi Arabia 1,184 1000 t compare
- 69 Afghanistan 1,097 1000 t compare
- 70 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,091 1000 t compare
- 71 Belgium 1,064 1000 t 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 starchy roots — food in Romania?
- Starchy roots — food in Romania was 1,141 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — food recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 2,211 1000 t in 2010.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — food recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,141 1000 t in 2023.
- How does Romania rank for starchy roots — food?
- Romania ranks 68th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — food rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Starchy Roots — Food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.