Which has higher arable land — area, Germany or Poland?

Germany, at 11,656 1000 ha against 11,187 1000 ha in Poland as of 2024.

What is the difference in arable land — area between Germany and Poland?

469 1000 ha, with Germany ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Poland?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Germany vs Poland: Arable land — Area

Germany

11,656 1000 ha

in 2024

Poland

11,187 1000 ha

in 2024

Germany rank

32nd

Poland rank

34th

Arable land — Area over time

Germany
Poland

How they compare

Germany currently reports 11,656 1000 ha against 11,187 1000 ha in Poland, a difference of 469 1000 ha.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Poland ahead.

Germany ranks 32nd and Poland ranks 34th of 248 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1960s	12,125 1000 ha	15,527 1000 ha	3,402 1000 ha	Poland
1970s	12,027 1000 ha	14,812 1000 ha	2,785 1000 ha	Poland
1980s	11,969 1000 ha	14,498 1000 ha	2,529 1000 ha	Poland
1990s	11,768 1000 ha	14,204 1000 ha	2,436 1000 ha	Poland
2000s	11,866 1000 ha	12,622 1000 ha	756.8 1000 ha	Poland
2010s	11,813 1000 ha	10,924 1000 ha	889 1000 ha	Germany
2020s	11,663 1000 ha	11,157 1000 ha	506.6 1000 ha	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Germany or Poland?: Germany, at 11,656 1000 ha against 11,187 1000 ha in Poland as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between Germany and Poland?: 469 1000 ha, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Poland?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Germany and Poland rank globally for arable land — area?: Germany ranks 32nd and Poland ranks 34th of 248 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Arable land — Area
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 281 places, 16,508 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.