Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — Romania

Land under cereal production in Romania in 2023 — 5,169,230 ha. Ranked 31 in the world out of 180. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 26.5%.

2023 5.17M ha −0.4% vs 2022
World rank 31of 180
Period maximum 7.03M ha1961
Period minimum 4.75M ha2007

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Land under cereal production — Romania, 1961–20234M5M6M7M8M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 7,029,100 ha1963: 6,708,715 ha1965: 6,766,565 ha1967: 6,603,919 ha1969: 6,563,321 ha1971: 6,167,400 ha1973: 5,792,500 ha1975: 6,239,764 ha1977: 6,308,075 ha1979: 6,320,028 ha1981: 6,232,071 ha1983: 6,052,926 ha1985: 6,285,900 ha1987: 5,987,000 ha1989: 6,027,200 ha1991: 6,048,950 ha1993: 6,394,957 ha1995: 6,444,844 ha1997: 6,242,477 ha1999: 5,344,034 ha2001: 6,229,224 ha2003: 5,114,461 ha2005: 5,802,854 ha2007: 4,750,134 ha2009: 5,265,063 ha2011: 5,219,738 ha2013: 5,409,272 ha2015: 5,455,244 ha2017: 5,191,407 ha2019: 5,572,530 ha2021: 5,356,960 ha2023: 5,169,230 ha
Change over the period: −1.86M (−26.46%) Average annual rate: -0.49 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Romania 5.17M ha
World 738M ha
Eastern Europe computed 75.45M ha
High-income countries computed 188M ha
Land under cereal production — Romania, by year Romania All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 5.17M −20,700 −0.4%
2022 5.19M −167,030 −3.12%
2021 5.36M +15,450 +0.29%
2020 5.34M −231,020 −4.15%
2019 5.57M +311,260 +5.92%
2018 5.26M +69,863 +1.35%
2017 5.19M −289,089 −5.27%
2016 5.48M +25,252 +0.46%
2015 5.46M +31,349 +0.58%
2014 5.42M +14,623 +0.27%
2013 5.41M −15,363 −0.28%
2012 5.42M +204,897 +3.93%
2011 5.22M +200,419 +3.99%
2010 5.02M −245,744 −4.67%
2009 5.27M +83,396 +1.61%
2008 5.18M +431,533 +9.08%
2007 4.75M −329,700 −6.49%
2006 5.08M −723,020 −12.46%
2005 5.8M −301,095 −4.93%
2004 6.1M +989,488 +19.35%
2003 5.11M −599,551 −10.49%
2002 5.71M −515,212 −8.27%
2001 6.23M +794,203 +14.61%
2000 5.44M +90,987 +1.7%
1999 5.34M −503,352 −8.61%
1998 5.85M −395,091 −6.33%
1997 6.24M +399,686 +6.84%
1996 5.84M −602,053 −9.34%
1995 6.44M −112,720 −1.72%
1994 6.56M +162,607 +2.54%
1993 6.39M +621,076 +10.76%
1992 5.77M −275,069 −4.55%
1991 6.05M +344,902 +6.05%
1990 5.7M −323,152 −5.36%
1989 6.03M +121,900 +2.06%
1988 5.91M −81,700 −1.36%
1987 5.99M −213,700 −3.45%
1986 6.2M −85,200 −1.36%
1985 6.29M +12,870 +0.21%
1984 6.27M +220,104 +3.64%
1983 6.05M +30,143 +0.5%
1982 6.02M −209,288 −3.36%
1981 6.23M −236,564 −3.66%
1980 6.47M +148,607 +2.35%
1979 6.32M +2,480 +0.04%
1978 6.32M +9,473 +0.15%
1977 6.31M −42,525 −0.67%
1976 6.35M +110,836 +1.78%
1975 6.24M +336,664 +5.7%
1974 5.9M +110,600 +1.91%
1973 5.79M −445,900 −7.15%
1972 6.24M +71,000 +1.15%
1971 6.17M +266,565 +4.52%
1970 5.9M −662,486 −10.09%
1969 6.56M −93,872 −1.41%
1968 6.66M +53,274 +0.81%
1967 6.6M −216,481 −3.17%
1966 6.82M +53,835 +0.8%
1965 6.77M +73,665 +1.1%
1964 6.69M −15,815 −0.24%
1963 6.71M +45,089 +0.68%
1962 6.66M −365,474 −5.2%
1961 7.03M

About the indicator

The area harvested for cereal crops: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, millet and mixes. It is the harvested area rather than the sown area, so with two harvests a year one field is counted twice — which is exactly why in the tropics the land under cereals can exceed the area of arable land. Together with the grain harvest this series gives the yield, which is what explains the growth of world production with areas almost unchanged.

Important: Harvested area, not sown area: a field with two harvests a year is counted twice. Land under cereals grown for animal feed is included, land cut for hay is not.

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