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

Latest (2017)
0.4411
Change on year
down 19.0%
World rank
77th
of 163 countries
All-time high
1.12
in 1962
All-time low
0.4411
in 2017
Years of data
55
1961–2017

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Romania, 1961–2017

00.250.50.751196119892017

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 75 Greece 0.4609 compare
  2. 76 Hong Kong 0.4524 compare
  3. 78 Chad 0.4339 compare
  4. 79 Seychelles 0.4301 compare
  5. 80 Denmark 0.4247 compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
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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).