Breakdown of habitable land area in Romania
Romania: Breakdown of habitable land area was 163,570 hectares in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
163,570 hectares
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
75th
of 235 countries
All-time high
163,660 hectares
in 2018
All-time low
158,750 hectares
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019
Breakdown of habitable land area in Romania, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2019, breakdown of habitable land area in Romania stood at 163,570 hectares.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over five years.
Romania ranks 75th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Breakdown of habitable land area in Romania, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 158,750 hectares | — |
| 2016 | 162,550 hectares | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 162,220 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 163,660 hectares | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 163,570 hectares | -0.1% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 163,570 hectares is above the median for high income countries, which is 21,280 hectares, 7.7× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Romania's 163,570 hectares is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 110,340 hectares, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
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 breakdown of habitable land area in Romania?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in Romania was 163,570 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 163,660 hectares in 2018.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 158,750 hectares in 2015.
- How does Romania rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Romania ranks 75th out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- 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 Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.