Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Poland

Poland: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 46.21 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
46.21 %
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
81st
of 237 countries
All-time high
66.35 %
in 1961
All-time low
46.21 %
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Poland, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for agricultural land — share in land area in Poland is 46.21 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Poland peaked at 66.35 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 46.21 %, in 2024.

Poland ranks 81st 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 65.28 % 63.85 % 66.35 % 9
1970s 62.93 % 62.19 % 63.81 % 10
1980s 61.68 % 61.4 % 62.06 % 10
1990s 60.77 % 60.19 % 61.36 % 10
2000s 53.59 % 50.5 % 60.12 % 10
2010s 47.3 % 46.93 % 48.26 % 10
2020s 47.1 % 46.21 % 48.13 % 5

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 78 Namibia 47.14 % compare
  2. 79 Australia and New Zealand 46.94 % compare
  3. 80 Belgium-Luxembourg 46.34 % compare
  4. 82 Bulgaria 46.19 % compare
  5. 83 Sao Tome and Principe 46.11 % compare
  6. 84 Guatemala 46.04 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land — share in land area in Poland?
Agricultural land — share in land area in Poland was 46.21 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 66.35 % in 1961.
What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 46.21 % in 2024.
How does Poland rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
Poland ranks 81st out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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 — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
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.