Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Romania
Romania: Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate was 0.7% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Romania, 1992–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Romania is 0.7%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 51.8% on the previous year and down 92.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Romania peaked at 18.4% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1992.
Romania ranks 72nd of 118 countries on this measure, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 0.0% | 18.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 5.3% | 11.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 3.1% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 0.7% | 2.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More poverty & inequality data for Romania
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.71 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,021 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.5% (2022)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.227 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 22.7% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1169 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0869 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0869 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2087 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Romania?
- Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Romania was 0.7% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 1994.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1992.
- How does Romania rank for cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate?
- Romania ranks 72nd out of 118 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.