Arable land — Area in Poland

Poland: Arable land — Area was 11,187 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
11,187 1000 ha
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
30th
of 231 countries
All-time high
15,944 1000 ha
in 1961
All-time low
10,792 1000 ha
in 2013
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Arable land — Area in Poland, 1961–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k196119922024

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

Analysis

In 2024, arable land — area in Poland stood at 11,187 1000 ha.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land — area in Poland peaked at 15,944 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 10,792 1000 ha, in 2013.

That places Poland 30th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 15,527 1000 ha 15,104 1000 ha 15,944 1000 ha 9
1970s 14,812 1000 ha 14,652 1000 ha 15,088 1000 ha 10
1980s 14,498 1000 ha 14,414 1000 ha 14,621 1000 ha 10
1990s 14,204 1000 ha 14,004 1000 ha 14,388 1000 ha 10
2000s 12,622 1000 ha 11,823 1000 ha 13,993 1000 ha 10
2010s 10,924 1000 ha 10,792 1000 ha 11,098 1000 ha 10
2020s 11,157 1000 ha 11,079 1000 ha 11,202 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 27 United Republic of Tanzania 13,702 1000 ha compare
  2. 28 Germany 11,656 1000 ha compare
  3. 29 Spain 11,384 1000 ha compare
  4. 31 Myanmar 11,026 1000 ha compare
  5. 32 Ethiopia PDR 10,650 1000 ha compare
  6. 33 Uganda 8,751 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land — area in Poland?
Arable land — area in Poland was 11,187 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 15,944 1000 ha in 1961.
What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 10,792 1000 ha in 2013.
How does Poland rank for arable land — area?
Poland ranks 30th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is arable land — area rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 Arable land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 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.