The value of Romania’s agricultural output rose 13.6% in 2025 versus 2024 — the strongest gain in the European Union. Across the bloc, the sector hit a record €558.7 billion, up 4.8% on the year before, according to Eurostat figures released on 12 November.

Romania topped the annual-growth ranking in a year when the indicator rose in 22 of 27 member states. Economic accounts for agriculture show EU output moving from €532.9 billion in 2024 to €558.7 billion in 2025 — crops, animals and animal products, agricultural services and secondary activities.

Spending on goods and services used in production grew more slowly, by 1.8%, to €309.1 billion. Gross value added — output minus those costs — reached €249.5 billion, up 8.8% from 2024.

Nearly half of EU value came from plant crops: €273.2 billion (48.9%). Animals and animal products made up 42.6% (€238.2 billion), and services plus secondary work 8.5% (€47.3 billion). Growth rates diverged: crops +1.6%, livestock +9.2% — so the animal side pulled harder on the 2025 total.

After Romania, gains above 10% were recorded in Czechia, Ireland, Estonia, Slovakia and Austria. Five countries fell: Greece (−2.9%) and Cyprus (−1.8%) led the declines, with Portugal, Finland and Malta down by less than 1%.

Source consulted: Romania posted the EU’s largest rise in agricultural output. European sector value hit a record — Digi Economic