Italy vs Romania: Area of permanent meadows and pastures
Italy
3.60 million hectares
in 2023
Romania
3.90 million hectares
in 2023
Italy rank
73rd
Romania rank
71st
Area of permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Italy
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 3.90 million hectares against 3.60 million hectares in Italy, a difference of 298,510 hectares.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 73rd and Romania ranks 71st of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.13 million hectares | 4.30 million hectares | 831,111 hectares | Italy |
| 1970s | 5.20 million hectares | 4.45 million hectares | 757,300 hectares | Italy |
| 1980s | 5.00 million hectares | 4.45 million hectares | 548,500 hectares | Italy |
| 1990s | 4.44 million hectares | 4.86 million hectares | 423,700 hectares | Romania |
| 2000s | 4.38 million hectares | 4.72 million hectares | 341,800 hectares | Romania |
| 2010s | 4.03 million hectares | 4.53 million hectares | 498,681 hectares | Romania |
| 2020s | 3.33 million hectares | 4.06 million hectares | 729,862 hectares | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area of permanent meadows and pastures, Italy or Romania?
- Romania, at 3.90 million hectares against 3.60 million hectares in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area of permanent meadows and pastures between Italy and Romania?
- 298,510 hectares, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Romania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Romania rank globally for area of permanent meadows and pastures?
- Italy ranks 73rd and Romania ranks 71st of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Area of permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This is the land used for livestock grazing. The total land use for livestock farming is higher as it additionally requires cropland used to grow animal feed.