Yields of key staple crops in Romania
Romania: Yields of key staple crops was 4.09 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yields of key staple crops 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
In 2024, yields of key staple crops in Romania stood at 4.09 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of key staple crops in Romania peaked at 4.89 tonnes per hectare in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.29 tonnes per hectare, in 1964.
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 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 yields of key staple crops in Romania?
- Yields of key staple crops in Romania was 4.09 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 yields of key staple crops recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.89 tonnes per hectare in 2017.
- What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.29 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- How does Romania rank for yields of key staple crops?
- Romania ranks 38th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of key staple crops 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of key staple crops. 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.