Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Poland
Poland: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 46.21 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Poland, 1961–2024
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 88th 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 — Share in Land area in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 66.35 % | — |
| 1962 | 66.15 % | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 65.9 % | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 65.72 % | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 65.12 % | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 65.12 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 64.71 % | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 64.57 % | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 63.85 % | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 63.81 % | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 63.69 % | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 63.24 % | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 63.1 % | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 62.87 % | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 62.76 % | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 62.68 % | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 62.55 % | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 62.4 % | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 62.19 % | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 62.06 % | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 61.74 % | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 61.68 % | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 61.64 % | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 61.83 % | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 61.75 % | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 61.64 % | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 61.61 % | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 61.45 % | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 61.4 % | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 61.36 % | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 61.23 % | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 61.19 % | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 61.1 % | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 61.08 % | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 60.8 % | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 60.32 % | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 60.26 % | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 60.21 % | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 60.19 % | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 60.12 % | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 58.08 % | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 55.17 % | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 52.8 % | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 53.3 % | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 51.92 % | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 52.09 % | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 50.5 % | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 50.93 % | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 51 % | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 47.18 % | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 48.26 % | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 47.45 % | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 47.06 % | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 47.11 % | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 46.93 % | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 46.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 47.23 % | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 47.4 % | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 47.44 % | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 48.13 % | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 47.33 % | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 46.23 % | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 47.61 % | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 46.21 % | -2.9% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 46.21 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 23.49 %, 2.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Poland's 46.21 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 43.63 %, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 85 Namibia 47.14 % compare
- 86 Australia and New Zealand 46.94 % compare
- 87 Belgium-Luxembourg 46.34 % compare
- 89 Bulgaria 46.19 % compare
- 90 Sao Tome and Principe 46.11 % compare
- 91 United States 46.08 % compare
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 — 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 88th out of 255 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
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.