Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Romania
Romania: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 16.96 percent in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Romania, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
In 2023, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Romania stood at 16.96 percent. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Romania peaked at 21.57 percent in 2002 and was at its lowest, 16.96 percent, in 2023.
That places Romania 97th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.67 percent | 18.22 percent | 19.21 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.3 percent | 19.18 percent | 19.48 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.33 percent | 19.09 percent | 20.51 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.17 percent | 20.61 percent | 21.5 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.54 percent | 19 percent | 21.57 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.67 percent | 18.64 percent | 20.51 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.63 percent | 16.96 percent | 18.09 percent | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Romania?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Romania was 16.96 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 21.57 percent in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.96 percent in 2023.
- How does Romania rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Romania ranks 97th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).