Wheat yields in Romania
Romania: Wheat yields was 4.09 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat yields in Romania, 1911–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat yields in Romania is 4.09 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat yields in Romania peaked at 4.89 tonnes per hectare in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.8 tonnes per hectare, in 1934.
Romania ranks 38th of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 67 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1950s | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1960s | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.31 tonnes per hectare | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 2.84 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | 3.59 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 3.24 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 3.48 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.83 tonnes per hectare | 2.66 tonnes per hectare | 4.89 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 tonnes per hectare | 2.97 tonnes per hectare | 4.8 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
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 wheat yields in Romania?
- Wheat yields in Romania was 4.09 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wheat yields recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.89 tonnes per hectare in 2017.
- What is the lowest wheat yields recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 tonnes per hectare in 1934.
- How does Romania rank for wheat yields?
- Romania ranks 38th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat yields rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. 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 (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wheat yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.