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
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Poland, 1961–2024
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 152nd of 237 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.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.54 % | — |
| 1962 | 13.69 % | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 13.75 % | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 13.67 % | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 13.92 % | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 13.92 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 14.04 % | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 13.98 % | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 13.79 % | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 13.77 % | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 13.81 % | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 13.79 % | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 13.77 % | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 13.64 % | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 13.47 % | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 13.43 % | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 13.36 % | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 13.29 % | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 13.26 % | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 13.21 % | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 13.23 % | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 13.29 % | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 13.32 % | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 13.31 % | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 13.28 % | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 13.26 % | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 13.23 % | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 13.19 % | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 13.22 % | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 13.26 % | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 13.18 % | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 13.2 % | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 13.21 % | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 13.24 % | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 13.21 % | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 13.47 % | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 13.5 % | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 13.27 % | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 13.17 % | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 13.33 % | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 12.62 % | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 11.63 % | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 10.67 % | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 10.98 % | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 11.06 % | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 10.5 % | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 10.68 % | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 10.4 % | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 10.38 % | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 10.55 % | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 10.75 % | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 10.47 % | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 10.47 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10.19 % | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 10.1 % | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 10.37 % | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 10.36 % | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 10.29 % | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 10.22 % | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 10.46 % | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 9.93 % | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 8.6 % | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 9.84 % | +14.4% |
| 2024 | 8.53 % | -13.3% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 8.53 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.71 %, 88% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Poland's 8.53 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.39 %, 52% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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 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 152nd out of 237 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
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.