Urban area over the long-term in Romania
Romania: Urban area over the long-term was 1,985 km² per grid cell in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1,985 km² per grid cell
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
66th
of 202 countries
All-time high
1,985 km² per grid cell
in 2025
All-time low
0.0014 km² per grid cell
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Urban area over the long-term in Romania, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in km² per grid cell.
Analysis
Romania recorded 1,985 km² per grid cell for urban area over the long-term in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area over the long-term in Romania peaked at 1,985 km² per grid cell in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 km² per grid cell, in 1000.
That places Romania 66th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0014 km² per grid cell | 0.0014 km² per grid cell | 0.0014 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0046 km² per grid cell | 0.0046 km² per grid cell | 0.0046 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0153 km² per grid cell | 0.0153 km² per grid cell | 0.0153 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.069 km² per grid cell | 0.069 km² per grid cell | 0.069 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.1724 km² per grid cell | 0.1724 km² per grid cell | 0.1724 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.8277 km² per grid cell | 0.8277 km² per grid cell | 0.8277 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1600s | 2.48 km² per grid cell | 2.48 km² per grid cell | 2.48 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1700s | 9.31 km² per grid cell | 9.31 km² per grid cell | 9.31 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1710s | 11.14 km² per grid cell | 11.14 km² per grid cell | 11.14 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1720s | 11.94 km² per grid cell | 11.94 km² per grid cell | 11.94 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1730s | 12.79 km² per grid cell | 12.79 km² per grid cell | 12.79 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1740s | 13.7 km² per grid cell | 13.7 km² per grid cell | 13.7 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1750s | 14.68 km² per grid cell | 14.68 km² per grid cell | 14.68 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1760s | 15.73 km² per grid cell | 15.73 km² per grid cell | 15.73 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1770s | 16.85 km² per grid cell | 16.85 km² per grid cell | 16.85 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1780s | 18.06 km² per grid cell | 18.06 km² per grid cell | 18.06 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1790s | 19.35 km² per grid cell | 19.35 km² per grid cell | 19.35 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1800s | 20.73 km² per grid cell | 20.73 km² per grid cell | 20.73 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1810s | 25.14 km² per grid cell | 25.14 km² per grid cell | 25.14 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1820s | 33.68 km² per grid cell | 33.68 km² per grid cell | 33.68 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1830s | 46.69 km² per grid cell | 46.69 km² per grid cell | 46.69 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1840s | 62 km² per grid cell | 62 km² per grid cell | 62 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1850s | 82.26 km² per grid cell | 82.26 km² per grid cell | 82.26 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1860s | 109.98 km² per grid cell | 109.98 km² per grid cell | 109.98 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1870s | 145.02 km² per grid cell | 145.02 km² per grid cell | 145.02 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1880s | 186.18 km² per grid cell | 186.18 km² per grid cell | 186.18 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1890s | 227.04 km² per grid cell | 227.04 km² per grid cell | 227.04 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1900s | 257.91 km² per grid cell | 257.91 km² per grid cell | 257.91 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1910s | 278.71 km² per grid cell | 278.71 km² per grid cell | 278.71 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1920s | 282.37 km² per grid cell | 282.37 km² per grid cell | 282.37 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1930s | 326.58 km² per grid cell | 326.58 km² per grid cell | 326.58 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1940s | 371.23 km² per grid cell | 371.23 km² per grid cell | 371.23 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1950s | 582.11 km² per grid cell | 467.25 km² per grid cell | 688.18 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1960s | 808.77 km² per grid cell | 709.16 km² per grid cell | 918.09 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,064 km² per grid cell | 944.1 km² per grid cell | 1,199 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,376 km² per grid cell | 1,232 km² per grid cell | 1,534 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,590 km² per grid cell | 1,565 km² per grid cell | 1,604 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,649 km² per grid cell | 1,582 km² per grid cell | 1,719 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,822 km² per grid cell | 1,735 km² per grid cell | 1,908 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,956 km² per grid cell | 1,927 km² per grid cell | 1,985 km² per grid cell | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban area over the long-term in Romania?
- Urban area over the long-term in Romania was 1,985 km² per grid cell in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban area over the long-term recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 1,985 km² per grid cell in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban area over the long-term recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 km² per grid cell in 1000.
- How does Romania rank for urban area over the long-term?
- Romania ranks 66th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area over the long-term rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total built-up area of a country over time.