Agricultural land — Area in Poland

Poland: Agricultural land — Area was 14,142 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
14,142 1000 ha
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
64th
of 237 countries
All-time high
20,322 1000 ha
in 1961
All-time low
14,142 1000 ha
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Agricultural land — Area in Poland, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for agricultural land — area in Poland is 14,142 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Poland peaked at 20,322 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 14,142 1000 ha, in 2024.

Poland ranks 64th of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 19,994 1000 ha 19,557 1000 ha 20,322 1000 ha 9
1970s 19,275 1000 ha 19,048 1000 ha 19,543 1000 ha 10
1980s 18,892 1000 ha 18,807 1000 ha 19,007 1000 ha 10
1990s 18,614 1000 ha 18,435 1000 ha 18,793 1000 ha 10
2000s 16,415 1000 ha 15,469 1000 ha 18,413 1000 ha 10
2010s 14,483 1000 ha 14,371 1000 ha 14,779 1000 ha 10
2020s 14,419 1000 ha 14,142 1000 ha 14,733 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 61 Uganda 16,097 1000 ha compare
  2. 62 Libya 15,350 1000 ha compare
  3. 63 Uruguay 15,289 1000 ha compare
  4. 65 Yugoslav SFR 13,971 1000 ha compare
  5. 66 Syrian Arab Republic 13,613 1000 ha compare
  6. 67 Myanmar 13,010 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land — area in Poland?
Agricultural land — area in Poland was 14,142 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 20,322 1000 ha in 1961.
What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 14,142 1000 ha in 2024.
How does Poland rank for agricultural land — area?
Poland ranks 64th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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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.