Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Poland
Poland: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0366 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0366 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
16th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0521 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0352 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2013
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Poland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Poland stood at 0.0366 1000 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Poland peaked at 0.0521 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0352 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2013.
That places Poland 16th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Poland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0521 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0517 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0514 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0513 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0504 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0504 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0499 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0498 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0493 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0493 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0489 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0485 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0483 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0482 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0483 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0482 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.048 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0478 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0477 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0474 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0473 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0473 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0475 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0474 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0473 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0473 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0471 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.047 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0469 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0468 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0467 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0467 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0464 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0457 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0457 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0459 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0459 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0457 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0444 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0425 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0411 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0412 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0396 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0404 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0386 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0393 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0394 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0362 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0357 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0352 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0357 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0356 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0353 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0356 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.036 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0361 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0364 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0362 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0366 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.0366 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre, 4.2× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.0366 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0507 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0493 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0521 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0484 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0478 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0493 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0473 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0471 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0477 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0464 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0457 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.047 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0412 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0386 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0457 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0357 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0352 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0362 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0364 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0362 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0366 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 13 Nigeria 0.0408 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 14 Pakistan 0.0393 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 15 Lithuania 0.0368 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 17 Romania 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 18 Haiti 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 19 Mauritius 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.1391 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per square kilometre in Poland?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in Poland was 0.0366 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0521 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0352 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2013.
- How does Poland rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Poland ranks 16th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.