True hemp, raw or retted — Area harvested in Romania
Romania: True hemp, raw or retted — Area harvested was 460 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
True hemp, raw or retted — Area harvested in Romania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for true hemp, raw or retted — area harvested in Romania is 460 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 48.4% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, true hemp, raw or retted — area harvested in Romania peaked at 46,700 ha in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 2012.
That places Romania 16th out of 33 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
True hemp, raw or retted — Area harvested in Romania, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 31,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 24,400 ha | -21.3% |
| 1963 | 23,500 ha | -3.7% |
| 1964 | 26,100 ha | +11.1% |
| 1965 | 21,200 ha | -18.8% |
| 1966 | 23,400 ha | +10.4% |
| 1967 | 28,000 ha | +19.7% |
| 1968 | 28,835 ha | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 28,892 ha | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 23,062 ha | -20.2% |
| 1971 | 25,577 ha | +10.9% |
| 1972 | 24,900 ha | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 27,500 ha | +10.4% |
| 1974 | 31,900 ha | +16.0% |
| 1975 | 31,800 ha | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 32,900 ha | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 32,300 ha | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 31,800 ha | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 33,100 ha | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 35,500 ha | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 37,000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 36,600 ha | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 38,700 ha | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 46,700 ha | +20.7% |
| 1985 | 46,600 ha | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 37,200 ha | -20.2% |
| 1987 | 39,300 ha | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 36,300 ha | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 46,100 ha | +27.0% |
| 1990 | 16,600 ha | -64.0% |
| 1991 | 14,000 ha | -15.7% |
| 1992 | 9,900 ha | -29.3% |
| 1993 | 2,300 ha | -76.8% |
| 1994 | 800 ha | -65.2% |
| 1995 | 1,100 ha | +37.5% |
| 1996 | 3,300 ha | +200.0% |
| 1997 | 2,678 ha | -18.8% |
| 1998 | 3,080 ha | +15.0% |
| 1999 | 1,245 ha | -59.6% |
| 2000 | 500 ha | -59.8% |
| 2001 | 600 ha | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 1,000 ha | +66.7% |
| 2003 | 1,200 ha | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 1,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,100 ha | +75.0% |
| 2006 | 1,500 ha | -28.6% |
| 2007 | 220 ha | -85.3% |
| 2008 | 20 ha | -90.9% |
| 2009 | 10 ha | -50.0% |
| 2010 | 30 ha | +200.0% |
| 2011 | 10 ha | -66.7% |
| 2012 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 120 ha | — |
| 2014 | 380 ha | +216.7% |
| 2015 | 410 ha | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 650 ha | +58.5% |
| 2017 | 1,690 ha | +160.0% |
| 2018 | 1,450 ha | -14.2% |
| 2019 | 1,430 ha | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 1,180 ha | -17.5% |
| 2021 | 690 ha | -41.5% |
| 2022 | 710 ha | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 310 ha | -56.3% |
| 2024 | 460 ha | +48.4% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 460 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 140 ha, 3.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Romania's 460 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 110 ha, 4.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where True hemp, raw or retted — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +216.7% | 120 ha | 380 ha |
| 1996 | +200.0% | 1,100 ha | 3,300 ha |
| 2010 | +200.0% | 10 ha | 30 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26,147 ha | 21,200 ha | 31,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 29,484 ha | 23,062 ha | 33,100 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 40,000 ha | 35,500 ha | 46,700 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,500 ha | 800 ha | 16,600 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 835 ha | 10 ha | 2,100 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 617 ha | 0 ha | 1,690 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 670 ha | 310 ha | 1,180 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
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 true hemp, raw or retted — area harvested in Romania?
- True hemp, raw or retted — area harvested in Romania was 460 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest true hemp, raw or retted — area harvested recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 46,700 ha in 1984.
- What is the lowest true hemp, raw or retted — area harvested recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 2012.
- How does Romania rank for true hemp, raw or retted — area harvested?
- Romania ranks 16th out of 33 countries with data for 2024.
- Is true hemp, raw or retted — area harvested rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of True hemp, raw or retted — Area harvested. 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.