Arable land — all countries

Arable land — Romania

Arable land in Romania in 2023 — 8,407,000 ha. Ranked 29 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 14.7%.

2023 8.41M ha +2.39% vs 2022
World rank 29of 206
Period maximum 10.11M ha1988
Period minimum 8.21M ha2022

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — Romania, 1961–20238M8.5M9M9.5M10M10.5M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 9,853,000 ha1963: 9,853,000 ha1965: 9,814,000 ha1967: 9,799,000 ha1969: 9,771,000 ha1971: 9,728,000 ha1973: 9,658,000 ha1975: 9,741,000 ha1977: 9,781,000 ha1979: 9,817,000 ha1981: 9,849,000 ha1983: 9,904,000 ha1985: 9,985,000 ha1987: 10,080,000 ha1989: 9,458,000 ha1991: 9,423,000 ha1993: 9,341,000 ha1995: 9,337,000 ha1997: 9,346,000 ha1999: 9,332,000 ha2001: 9,371,000 ha2003: 9,377,000 ha2005: 8,985,000 ha2007: 8,675,000 ha2009: 8,789,000 ha2011: 8,995,000 ha2013: 8,746,000 ha2015: 8,778,000 ha2017: 8,543,000 ha2019: 8,966,000 ha2021: 8,588,000 ha2023: 8,407,000 ha
Change over the period: −1.45M (−14.68%) Average annual rate: -0.26 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Romania

Romania 8.41M ha
World computed 1.38B ha
Europe & Central Asia computed 331M ha
Eastern Europe computed 193M ha
High-income countries computed 458M ha
Arable land — Romania, by year Romania All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 8.41M +196,000 +2.39%
2022 8.21M −377,000 −4.39%
2021 8.59M +105,000 +1.24%
2020 8.48M −483,000 −5.39%
2019 8.97M +280,000 +3.22%
2018 8.69M +143,000 +1.67%
2017 8.54M −39,000 −0.45%
2016 8.58M −196,000 −2.23%
2015 8.78M +0 +0%
2014 8.78M +32,000 +0.37%
2013 8.75M −52,000 −0.59%
2012 8.8M −197,000 −2.19%
2011 9M −151,000 −1.65%
2010 9.15M +357,000 +4.06%
2009 8.79M +68,000 +0.78%
2008 8.72M +46,000 +0.53%
2007 8.68M −264,000 −2.95%
2006 8.94M −46,000 −0.51%
2005 8.99M +70,000 +0.79%
2004 8.92M −462,000 −4.93%
2003 9.38M +1,000 +0.01%
2002 9.38M +5,000 +0.05%
2001 9.37M −10,000 −0.11%
2000 9.38M +49,000 +0.53%
1999 9.33M +7,000 +0.08%
1998 9.33M −21,000 −0.22%
1997 9.35M +9,000 +0.1%
1996 9.34M +0 +0%
1995 9.34M −2,000 −0.02%
1994 9.34M −2,000 −0.02%
1993 9.34M −16,000 −0.17%
1992 9.36M −66,000 −0.7%
1991 9.42M −27,000 −0.29%
1990 9.45M −8,000 −0.08%
1989 9.46M −649,000 −6.42%
1988 10.11M +27,000 +0.27%
1987 10.08M +75,000 +0.75%
1986 10.01M +20,000 +0.2%
1985 9.99M +50,000 +0.5%
1984 9.94M +31,000 +0.31%
1983 9.9M +34,000 +0.34%
1982 9.87M +21,000 +0.21%
1981 9.85M +15,000 +0.15%
1980 9.83M +17,000 +0.17%
1979 9.82M +14,000 +0.14%
1978 9.8M +22,000 +0.22%
1977 9.78M +21,000 +0.22%
1976 9.76M +19,000 +0.2%
1975 9.74M +38,000 +0.39%
1974 9.7M +45,000 +0.47%
1973 9.66M −55,000 −0.57%
1972 9.71M −15,000 −0.15%
1971 9.73M −5,000 −0.05%
1970 9.73M −38,000 −0.39%
1969 9.77M −26,000 −0.27%
1968 9.8M −2,000 −0.02%
1967 9.8M +2,000 +0.02%
1966 9.8M −17,000 −0.17%
1965 9.81M −13,000 −0.13%
1964 9.83M −26,000 −0.26%
1963 9.85M −69,000 −0.7%
1962 9.92M +69,000 +0.7%
1961 9.85M

About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.