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

Latest (2023)
16.96 percent
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
97th
of 208 countries
All-time high
21.57 percent
in 2002
All-time low
16.96 percent
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Romania, 1961–2023

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Indicator
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Unit
percent
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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).