Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Poland
Poland: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0377 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0377 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
27th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.0528 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0366 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2016
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Poland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area, per square kilometre in Poland is 0.0377 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per square kilometre in Poland peaked at 0.0528 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0366 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2016.
That places Poland 27th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Poland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0528 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0525 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0521 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.052 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0512 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0512 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0507 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0506 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0501 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.05 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0499 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0495 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0493 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0492 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0493 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0493 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0492 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0491 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0489 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0488 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0485 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0484 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0483 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0485 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0485 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0484 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0484 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0483 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0482 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.048 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.048 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0479 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0478 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0476 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0468 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0468 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0469 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.047 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0468 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0455 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0435 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0421 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0423 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0409 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0416 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0398 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0405 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0406 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0366 1000 ha per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.037 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0366 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0368 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0366 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0371 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0377 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0376 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0377 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.0377 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre, 3.4× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.0377 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0185 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0515 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0501 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0528 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0494 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0489 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.05 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0484 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0482 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0488 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0475 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0468 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0424 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0398 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0468 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0366 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0376 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0377 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 24 Pakistan 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 25 Romania 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 26 Benin 0.0379 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 28 Philippines 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 29 Mauritius 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 30 Lithuania 0.0373 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 cropland — area, per square kilometre in Poland?
- Cropland — area, per square kilometre in Poland was 0.0377 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0528 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0366 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Poland rank for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- Poland ranks 27th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — 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.
Cropland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cropland — 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
Cropland — 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.