Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Poland

Poland: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 8.53 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
8.53 %
Change on year
down 13.3%
World rank
143rd
of 220 countries
All-time high
14.04 %
in 1967
All-time low
8.53 %
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Permanent meadows and pastures — 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 8.53 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of down 13.3% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Poland peaked at 14.04 % in 1967 and was at its lowest, 8.53 %, in 2024.

Poland ranks 143rd of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 13.81 % 13.54 % 14.04 % 9
1970s 13.56 % 13.26 % 13.81 % 10
1980s 13.25 % 13.19 % 13.32 % 10
1990s 13.27 % 13.17 % 13.5 % 10
2000s 11.22 % 10.38 % 13.33 % 10
2010s 10.38 % 10.1 % 10.75 % 10
2020s 9.47 % 8.53 % 10.46 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Poland?
Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Poland was 8.53 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 14.04 % in 1967.
What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 8.53 % in 2024.
How does Poland rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
Poland ranks 143rd out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
256 places, 14,952 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.