Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Poland
Poland: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 2.78 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Poland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Poland recorded 2.78 % for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 124.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Poland peaked at 5.25 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.62 %, in 1999.
Poland ranks 165th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.24 % | — |
| 1962 | 1.24 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.25 % | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 1.25 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.28 % | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 1.33 % | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 1.51 % | +13.5% |
| 1968 | 1.68 % | +11.3% |
| 1969 | 1.83 % | +8.9% |
| 1970 | 1.98 % | +8.2% |
| 1971 | 2.12 % | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 2.28 % | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 2.42 % | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 2.57 % | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 2.71 % | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 2.62 % | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 2.53 % | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 2.45 % | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 2.36 % | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 2.27 % | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 2.29 % | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 2.29 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2.3 % | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 2.29 % | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 2.29 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2.24 % | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 2.19 % | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 2.14 % | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 2.09 % | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 2.05 % | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 1.92 % | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 1.77 % | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 1.64 % | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 1.5 % | -8.5% |
| 1995 | 1.38 % | -8.0% |
| 1996 | 1.2 % | -13.0% |
| 1997 | 1.01 % | -15.8% |
| 1998 | 0.81 % | -19.8% |
| 1999 | 0.62 % | -23.5% |
| 2000 | 0.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.64 % | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7 % | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 0.76 % | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 0.86 % | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 0.99 % | +15.1% |
| 2006 | 0.94 % | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.95 % | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.85 % | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 0.76 % | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 0.76 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.71 % | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.69 % | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.68 % | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.24 % | +82.4% |
| 2015 | 1.82 % | +46.8% |
| 2016 | 2.42 % | +33.0% |
| 2017 | 3.13 % | +29.3% |
| 2018 | 3.84 % | +22.7% |
| 2019 | 4.55 % | +18.5% |
| 2020 | 5.21 % | +14.5% |
| 2021 | 5.25 % | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 5.22 % | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 2.77 % | -46.9% |
| 2024 | 2.78 % | +0.4% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 2.78 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.71 %, 19% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Poland's 2.78 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.73 %, 24% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +82.4% | 0.68 % | 1.24 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.4 % | 1.24 % | 1.83 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.4 % | 1.98 % | 2.71 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.24 % | 2.09 % | 2.3 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.39 % | 0.62 % | 2.05 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.807 % | 0.62 % | 0.99 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.98 % | 0.68 % | 4.55 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.25 % | 2.77 % | 5.25 % | 5 |
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- 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 land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Poland?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Poland was 2.78 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.25 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.62 % in 1999.
- How does Poland rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Poland ranks 165th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.