Inland waters — Area in Poland
Poland: Inland waters — Area was 787 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Inland waters — Area in Poland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inland waters — area in Poland is 787 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in Poland peaked at 787 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 636 1000 ha, in 2004.
That places Poland 66th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Inland waters — Area in Poland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 640 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 640 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 640 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 640 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 640 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 640 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 640 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 640 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 640 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 640 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 640 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 640 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 640 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 640 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 640 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 640 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 640 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 640 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 640 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 640 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 640 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 640 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 640 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 640 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 640 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 640 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 640 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 640 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 640 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 640 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 640 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 640 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 640 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 640 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 640 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 640 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 640 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 640 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 640 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 640 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 640 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 640 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 645 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 636 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 636 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 636 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 636 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 638 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 640 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 640 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 645 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 646 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 647 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 649 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 649 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 649 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 651 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 652 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 658 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 658 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 661 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 663 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 766 1000 ha | +15.5% |
| 2024 | 787 1000 ha | +2.7% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 787 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 217 1000 ha, 3.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Poland's 787 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 240.5 1000 ha, 3.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 640 1000 ha | 640 1000 ha | 640 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 640 1000 ha | 640 1000 ha | 640 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 640 1000 ha | 640 1000 ha | 640 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 640 1000 ha | 640 1000 ha | 640 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 638.7 1000 ha | 636 1000 ha | 645 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 648.6 1000 ha | 640 1000 ha | 658 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 707 1000 ha | 658 1000 ha | 787 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
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)
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1029 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in Poland?
- Inland waters — area in Poland was 787 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 787 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 636 1000 ha in 2004.
- How does Poland rank for inland waters — area?
- Poland ranks 66th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Inland waters — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.