Arable land in Poland
Poland: Arable land was 0.3053 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Poland, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land in Poland is 0.3053 hectares per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Poland peaked at 0.5321 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2837 hectares per person, in 2013.
That places Poland 31st out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.496 hectares per person | 0.464 hectares per person | 0.5321 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4375 hectares per person | 0.4157 hectares per person | 0.4619 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3928 hectares per person | 0.3797 hectares per person | 0.411 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.369 hectares per person | 0.3624 hectares per person | 0.3775 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3306 hectares per person | 0.3101 hectares per person | 0.3657 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2874 hectares per person | 0.2837 hectares per person | 0.2916 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3013 hectares per person | 0.2972 hectares per person | 0.3053 hectares per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Poland
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 39.9% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 14.54 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 25.41 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 7.19 million hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 4,895 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 35.18 million metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Poland?
- Arable land in Poland was 0.3053 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5321 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2837 hectares per person in 2013.
- How does Poland rank for arable land?
- Poland ranks 31st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.