Cropland — Share in Land area in Poland

Poland: Cropland — Share in Land area was 37.67 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
37.67 %
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
35th
of 252 countries
All-time high
52.81 %
in 1961
All-time low
36.58 %
in 2016
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cropland — Share in Land area in Poland, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Poland recorded 37.67 % for cropland — share in land area in 2024.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Poland peaked at 52.81 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 36.58 %, in 2016.

Poland ranks 35th of 252 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Cropland — Share in Land area in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Cropland — Share in Land area in Poland, 1961 to 2024.
Year % Change
1961 52.81 % —
1962 52.46 % -0.7%
1963 52.14 % -0.6%
1964 52.05 % -0.2%
1965 51.2 % -1.6%
1966 51.2 % +0.0%
1967 50.66 % -1.1%
1968 50.59 % -0.1%
1969 50.06 % -1.0%
1970 50.04 % -0.0%
1971 49.88 % -0.3%
1972 49.45 % -0.9%
1973 49.32 % -0.3%
1974 49.23 % -0.2%
1975 49.3 % +0.1%
1976 49.25 % -0.1%
1977 49.19 % -0.1%
1978 49.1 % -0.2%
1979 48.93 % -0.3%
1980 48.85 % -0.2%
1981 48.51 % -0.7%
1982 48.39 % -0.2%
1983 48.32 % -0.1%
1984 48.53 % +0.4%
1985 48.47 % -0.1%
1986 48.38 % -0.2%
1987 48.38 % +0.0%
1988 48.25 % -0.3%
1989 48.19 % -0.1%
1990 48.1 % -0.2%
1991 48.04 % -0.1%
1992 47.99 % -0.1%
1993 47.89 % -0.2%
1994 47.84 % -0.1%
1995 47.59 % -0.5%
1996 46.85 % -1.6%
1997 46.76 % -0.2%
1998 46.95 % +0.4%
1999 47.02 % +0.1%
2000 46.79 % -0.5%
2001 45.46 % -2.8%
2002 43.54 % -4.2%
2003 42.13 % -3.2%
2004 42.31 % +0.4%
2005 40.87 % -3.4%
2006 41.59 % +1.8%
2007 39.82 % -4.3%
2008 40.54 % +1.8%
2009 40.61 % +0.2%
2010 36.63 % -9.8%
2011 37.51 % +2.4%
2012 36.98 % -1.4%
2013 36.59 % -1.1%
2014 36.92 % +0.9%
2015 36.83 % -0.2%
2016 36.58 % -0.7%
2017 36.88 % +0.8%
2018 37.11 % +0.6%
2019 37.23 % +0.3%
2020 37.66 % +1.2%
2021 37.4 % -0.7%
2022 37.64 % +0.6%
2023 37.7 % +0.2%
2024 37.67 % -0.1%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 37.67 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.11 %, 3.4× the median. (75 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 37.67 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.45 %, 1.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 51.46 % 50.06 % 52.81 % 9
1970s 49.37 % 48.93 % 50.04 % 10
1980s 48.43 % 48.19 % 48.85 % 10
1990s 47.5 % 46.76 % 48.1 % 10
2000s 42.37 % 39.82 % 46.79 % 10
2010s 36.93 % 36.58 % 37.51 % 10
2020s 37.61 % 37.4 % 37.7 % 5

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 32 Benin 38.26 % compare
  2. 33 Romania 38.19 % compare
  3. 34 Philippines 37.72 % compare
  4. 36 Serbia and Montenegro 37.47 % compare
  5. 37 Mauritius 37.36 % compare
  6. 38 Lithuania 37.21 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland — share in land area in Poland?
Cropland — share in land area in Poland was 37.67 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 52.81 % in 1961.
What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 36.58 % in 2016.
How does Poland rank for cropland — share in land area?
Poland ranks 35th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 Cropland — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cropland — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
285 places, 16,764 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.