Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Romania
Romania: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.4411 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Romania, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Romania recorded 0.4411 for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is down 19.0% on the previous year and down 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Romania peaked at 1.12 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.4411, in 2017.
That places Romania 77th out of 163 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 1.12 | +12.2% |
| 1963 | 1.02 | -8.8% |
| 1964 | 1.04 | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.9623 | -7.3% |
| 1966 | 0.802 | -16.7% |
| 1967 | 0.8509 | +6.1% |
| 1968 | 0.8447 | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.8513 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 1.03 | +21.1% |
| 1971 | 0.7852 | -23.9% |
| 1972 | 0.7162 | -8.8% |
| 1973 | 0.7722 | +7.8% |
| 1974 | 0.7743 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.7838 | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.597 | -23.8% |
| 1977 | 0.6343 | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6372 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.6034 | -5.3% |
| 1980 | 0.6477 | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6299 | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.5183 | -17.7% |
| 1983 | 0.5629 | +8.6% |
| 1984 | 0.5017 | -10.9% |
| 1985 | 0.5627 | +12.2% |
| 1986 | 0.5701 | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6908 | +21.2% |
| 1988 | 0.6421 | -7.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6265 | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.7396 | +18.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6676 | -9.7% |
| 1994 | 0.722 | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6561 | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7035 | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6272 | -10.8% |
| 1998 | 0.747 | +19.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6772 | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8626 | +27.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6596 | -23.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7613 | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6915 | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5053 | -26.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6329 | +25.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6385 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9406 | +47.3% |
| 2008 | 0.633 | -32.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6654 | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6649 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5573 | -16.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7899 | +41.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5504 | -30.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5349 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5961 | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5445 | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4411 | -19.0% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.4411 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5062, 87% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.4411 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5463, 81% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9439 | 0.802 | 1.12 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7335 | 0.597 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5953 | 0.5017 | 0.6908 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6925 | 0.6272 | 0.747 | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.6991 | 0.5053 | 0.9406 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5849 | 0.4411 | 0.7899 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More reference data data for Romania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.689 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.75 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Romania?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Romania was 0.4411 in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 in 1962.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4411 in 2017.
- How does Romania rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Romania ranks 77th out of 163 countries with data for 2017.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).