Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Poland
Poland: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures was 30,140 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
30,140 Square kilometres
Change on year
up 14.6%
World rank
7th
of 15 countries
All-time high
43,010 Square kilometres
in 1967
All-time low
26,310 Square kilometres
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Poland, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Poland stood at 30,140 Square kilometres.
That represents a change of up 14.6% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Poland peaked at 43,010 Square kilometres in 1967 and was at its lowest, 26,310 Square kilometres, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Poland, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 41,460 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 41,940 Square kilometres | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 42,130 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 41,880 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 42,640 Square kilometres | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 42,650 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 43,010 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 42,830 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 42,240 Square kilometres | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 42,170 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 42,310 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 42,240 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 42,190 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 41,790 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 41,250 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 41,130 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 40,930 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 40,710 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 40,600 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 40,460 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 40,520 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 40,700 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 40,800 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 40,760 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 40,690 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 40,600 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 40,520 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 40,400 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 40,480 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 40,600 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 40,380 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 40,440 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 40,470 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 40,550 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 40,470 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 41,250 Square kilometres | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 41,360 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 40,640 Square kilometres | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 40,340 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 40,830 Square kilometres | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 38,640 Square kilometres | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 35,620 Square kilometres | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 32,680 Square kilometres | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 33,650 Square kilometres | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 33,870 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 32,160 Square kilometres | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 32,710 Square kilometres | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 31,840 Square kilometres | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 31,800 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 32,300 Square kilometres | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 32,910 Square kilometres | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 32,060 Square kilometres | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 32,060 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 31,200 Square kilometres | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 30,930 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 31,750 Square kilometres | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 31,710 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 31,500 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 31,280 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 32,030 Square kilometres | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 30,407 Square kilometres | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 26,310 Square kilometres | -13.5% |
| 2023 | 30,140 Square kilometres | +14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42,309 Square kilometres | 41,460 Square kilometres | 43,010 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 41,532 Square kilometres | 40,600 Square kilometres | 42,310 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 40,593 Square kilometres | 40,400 Square kilometres | 40,800 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 40,650 Square kilometres | 40,340 Square kilometres | 41,360 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 34,380 Square kilometres | 31,800 Square kilometres | 40,830 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,770 Square kilometres | 30,930 Square kilometres | 32,910 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,722 Square kilometres | 26,310 Square kilometres | 32,030 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 4 Lesotho 20,000 Square kilometres compare
- 4 United States 2.67 million Square kilometres compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 182,000 Square kilometres compare
- 5 Eswatini 10,000 Square kilometres compare
- 5 Türkiye 146,170 Square kilometres compare
- 5 Kazakhstan 1.84 million Square kilometres compare
- 6 Croatia 5,390 Square kilometres compare
- 6 Brazil 1.73 million Square kilometres compare
- 6 Syrian Arab Republic 81,640 Square kilometres compare
- 7 Saudi Arabia 1.70 million Square kilometres compare
- 8 Netherlands 7,580 Square kilometres compare
- 8 Moldova 3,110 Square kilometres compare
- 8 Mongolia 1.06 million Square kilometres compare
- 9 Fiji 1,730 Square kilometres compare
- 9 Russia 920,520 Square kilometres compare
- 9 Viet Nam 6,420 Square kilometres compare
- 10 Latvia 6,010 Square kilometres compare
- 10 Sudan 914,540 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for Poland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.02 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.96 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.9 Percentage change (2024)
- Land use hidden — Total area 313,930 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland 115,460 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Land area 306,270 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Other areas, annual growth rate -5.46 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land use hidden — Total area, annual growth rate 0.3869 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland, annual growth rate 0.0087 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Poland?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Poland was 30,140 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 43,010 Square kilometres in 1967.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,310 Square kilometres in 2022.
- How does Poland rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures?
- Poland ranks 7th out of 15 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata