Grazing land use over the long term in Poland
Poland: Grazing land use over the long term was 2.47 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2.47 million
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
79th
of 202 countries
All-time high
8.81 million
in 1910
All-time low
1.08 million
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Grazing land use over the long term in Poland, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, grazing land use over the long term in Poland stood at 2.47 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long term in Poland peaked at 8.81 million in 1910 and was at its lowest, 1.08 million, in 1000.
Poland ranks 79th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Grazing land use over the long term in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 1.08 million | — |
| 1100 | 1.25 million | +15.7% |
| 1200 | 1.80 million | +44.0% |
| 1300 | 2.67 million | +48.4% |
| 1400 | 2.53 million | -5.3% |
| 1500 | 2.71 million | +7.1% |
| 1600 | 3.12 million | +15.3% |
| 1700 | 3.37 million | +7.8% |
| 1710 | 3.46 million | +2.9% |
| 1720 | 3.58 million | +3.4% |
| 1730 | 3.70 million | +3.3% |
| 1740 | 3.82 million | +3.2% |
| 1750 | 3.94 million | +3.2% |
| 1760 | 4.06 million | +3.1% |
| 1770 | 4.18 million | +3.0% |
| 1780 | 4.31 million | +2.9% |
| 1790 | 4.43 million | +2.8% |
| 1800 | 4.55 million | +2.7% |
| 1810 | 4.67 million | +2.6% |
| 1820 | 4.78 million | +2.4% |
| 1830 | 4.96 million | +3.7% |
| 1840 | 5.23 million | +5.6% |
| 1850 | 5.51 million | +5.3% |
| 1860 | 6.14 million | +11.4% |
| 1870 | 6.71 million | +9.2% |
| 1880 | 7.61 million | +13.4% |
| 1890 | 8.39 million | +10.3% |
| 1900 | 8.66 million | +3.2% |
| 1910 | 8.81 million | +1.7% |
| 1920 | 7.41 million | -16.0% |
| 1930 | 8.00 million | +8.0% |
| 1940 | 6.87 million | -14.2% |
| 1950 | 5.24 million | -23.6% |
| 1951 | 5.21 million | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 5.17 million | -0.8% |
| 1953 | 5.12 million | -1.0% |
| 1954 | 5.06 million | -1.2% |
| 1955 | 4.98 million | -1.6% |
| 1956 | 4.88 million | -2.0% |
| 1957 | 4.75 million | -2.6% |
| 1958 | 4.59 million | -3.3% |
| 1959 | 4.39 million | -4.3% |
| 1960 | 4.15 million | -5.6% |
| 1961 | 4.15 million | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 4.19 million | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 4.21 million | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 4.19 million | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 4.26 million | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 4.26 million | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 4.30 million | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 4.28 million | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 4.22 million | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 4.22 million | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 4.23 million | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 4.22 million | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 4.22 million | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 4.18 million | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 4.12 million | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 4.11 million | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 4.09 million | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 4.07 million | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 4.06 million | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 4.05 million | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 4.05 million | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 4.07 million | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 4.08 million | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 4.08 million | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 4.07 million | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 4.06 million | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 4.05 million | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 4.04 million | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 4.05 million | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 4.06 million | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 4.04 million | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 4.04 million | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 4.05 million | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 4.05 million | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 4.05 million | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 4.12 million | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 4.14 million | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 4.06 million | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 4.03 million | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 4.08 million | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 3.86 million | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 3.56 million | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 3.27 million | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 3.37 million | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 3.39 million | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 3.22 million | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 3.27 million | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 3.18 million | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 3.18 million | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 3.23 million | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 3.29 million | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 3.21 million | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 3.21 million | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.12 million | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 3.09 million | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 3.17 million | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 3.17 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 3.15 million | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 3.13 million | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 3.20 million | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 3.04 million | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 2.63 million | -13.5% |
| 2023 | 2.69 million | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 2.58 million | -4.2% |
| 2025 | 2.47 million | -4.4% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 2.47 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 395,224, 6.2× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Poland's 2.47 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.16 million, 2.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grazing land use over the long term in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1300 | +48.4% | 1.80 million | 2.67 million |
| 1200 | +44.0% | 1.25 million | 1.80 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.08 million | 1.08 million | 1.08 million | 1 |
| 1100s | 1.25 million | 1.25 million | 1.25 million | 1 |
| 1200s | 1.80 million | 1.80 million | 1.80 million | 1 |
| 1300s | 2.67 million | 2.67 million | 2.67 million | 1 |
| 1400s | 2.53 million | 2.53 million | 2.53 million | 1 |
| 1500s | 2.71 million | 2.71 million | 2.71 million | 1 |
| 1600s | 3.12 million | 3.12 million | 3.12 million | 1 |
| 1700s | 3.37 million | 3.37 million | 3.37 million | 1 |
| 1710s | 3.46 million | 3.46 million | 3.46 million | 1 |
| 1720s | 3.58 million | 3.58 million | 3.58 million | 1 |
| 1730s | 3.70 million | 3.70 million | 3.70 million | 1 |
| 1740s | 3.82 million | 3.82 million | 3.82 million | 1 |
| 1750s | 3.94 million | 3.94 million | 3.94 million | 1 |
| 1760s | 4.06 million | 4.06 million | 4.06 million | 1 |
| 1770s | 4.18 million | 4.18 million | 4.18 million | 1 |
| 1780s | 4.31 million | 4.31 million | 4.31 million | 1 |
| 1790s | 4.43 million | 4.43 million | 4.43 million | 1 |
| 1800s | 4.55 million | 4.55 million | 4.55 million | 1 |
| 1810s | 4.67 million | 4.67 million | 4.67 million | 1 |
| 1820s | 4.78 million | 4.78 million | 4.78 million | 1 |
| 1830s | 4.96 million | 4.96 million | 4.96 million | 1 |
| 1840s | 5.23 million | 5.23 million | 5.23 million | 1 |
| 1850s | 5.51 million | 5.51 million | 5.51 million | 1 |
| 1860s | 6.14 million | 6.14 million | 6.14 million | 1 |
| 1870s | 6.71 million | 6.71 million | 6.71 million | 1 |
| 1880s | 7.61 million | 7.61 million | 7.61 million | 1 |
| 1890s | 8.39 million | 8.39 million | 8.39 million | 1 |
| 1900s | 8.66 million | 8.66 million | 8.66 million | 1 |
| 1910s | 8.81 million | 8.81 million | 8.81 million | 1 |
| 1920s | 7.41 million | 7.41 million | 7.41 million | 1 |
| 1930s | 8.00 million | 8.00 million | 8.00 million | 1 |
| 1940s | 6.87 million | 6.87 million | 6.87 million | 1 |
| 1950s | 4.94 million | 4.39 million | 5.24 million | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.22 million | 4.15 million | 4.30 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.15 million | 4.06 million | 4.23 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.06 million | 4.04 million | 4.08 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.07 million | 4.03 million | 4.14 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.44 million | 3.18 million | 4.08 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.18 million | 3.09 million | 3.29 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.77 million | 2.47 million | 3.20 million | 6 |
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More environment data for Poland
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0677 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.777 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.06 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 8.43 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grazing land use over the long term in Poland?
- Grazing land use over the long term in Poland was 2.47 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest grazing land use over the long term recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.81 million in 1910.
- What is the lowest grazing land use over the long term recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 million in 1000.
- How does Poland rank for grazing land use over the long term?
- Poland ranks 79th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is grazing land use over the long term rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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