Agricultural land — Area in Poland
Poland: Agricultural land — Area was 14,142 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Area in Poland, 1961–2024
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 70th of 255 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.
Agricultural land — Area in Poland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20,322 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 20,262 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 20,184 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 20,130 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 19,946 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 19,947 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 19,819 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 19,777 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 19,557 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 19,543 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 19,508 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 19,371 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 19,326 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 19,257 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 19,224 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 19,199 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 19,159 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 19,111 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 19,048 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 19,007 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 18,910 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 18,891 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 18,879 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 18,939 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 18,914 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 18,879 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 18,869 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 18,820 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 18,807 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 18,793 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 18,753 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 18,743 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 18,715 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 18,707 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 18,622 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 18,474 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 18,457 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 18,443 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 18,435 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 18,413 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 17,788 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 16,899 1000 ha | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 16,169 1000 ha | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 16,327 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 15,906 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 15,957 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 15,469 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 15,601 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 15,619 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 14,449 1000 ha | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 14,779 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 14,529 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 14,410 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 14,424 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 14,371 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 14,374 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14,462 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 14,512 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 14,523 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 14,733 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 14,488 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 14,152 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 14,580 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 14,142 1000 ha | -3.0% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 14,142 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 851 1000 ha, 16.6× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Poland's 14,142 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,605 1000 ha, 5.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More environment data for Poland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.777 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.06 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 4.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1029 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
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 70th out of 255 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
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.