Afghanistan vs Poland: Wheat — Area harvested

Afghanistan
2.30 million ha
in 2024
Poland
2.39 million ha
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
17th
Poland rank
16th

Wheat — Area harvested over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Poland
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922024

How they compare

Poland currently reports 2.39 million ha against 2.30 million ha in Afghanistan, a difference of 85,690 ha.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 17th and Poland ranks 16th of 124 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Poland Difference Ahead
1960s 2.23 million ha 1.64 million ha 591,467 ha Afghanistan
1970s 2.36 million ha 1.90 million ha 458,887 ha Afghanistan
1980s 1.79 million ha 1.81 million ha 21,867 ha Poland
1990s 1.91 million ha 2.47 million ha 558,919 ha Poland
2000s 2.17 million ha 2.34 million ha 170,105 ha Poland
2010s 2.28 million ha 2.30 million ha 21,035 ha Poland
2020s 2.18 million ha 2.43 million ha 247,618 ha Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wheat — area harvested, Afghanistan or Poland?
Poland, at 2.39 million ha against 2.30 million ha in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in wheat — area harvested between Afghanistan and Poland?
85,690 ha, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Poland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Poland rank globally for wheat — area harvested?
Afghanistan ranks 17th and Poland ranks 16th of 124 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Wheat — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Wheat — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
164 places, 9,260 data points, 1961–2024
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