Agricultural land per capita in Poland
Poland: Agricultural land per capita was 0.3761 hectares per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.3761 hectares per capita
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
104th
of 226 countries
All-time high
0.6779 hectares per capita
in 1961
All-time low
0.3693 hectares per capita
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land per capita in Poland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per capita.
Analysis
Poland recorded 0.3761 hectares per capita for agricultural land per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land per capita in Poland peaked at 0.6779 hectares per capita in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.3693 hectares per capita, in 2022.
That places Poland 104th out of 226 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land per capita in Poland, year by year
| Year | hectares per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6779 hectares per capita | — |
| 1962 | 0.6679 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.658 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.6495 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.6375 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.6319 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.6227 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.6165 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.6051 hectares per capita | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.6005 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.5953 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.5863 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.5798 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5724 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.566 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5598 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5533 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5471 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5404 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.5343 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5267 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.5214 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5162 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5132 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.5084 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.5041 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.501 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.4976 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.4957 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4938 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.4915 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4902 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4887 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4879 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4854 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4816 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4813 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4812 hectares per capita | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4815 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4813 hectares per capita | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4651 hectares per capita | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.442 hectares per capita | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4232 hectares per capita | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4278 hectares per capita | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4172 hectares per capita | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4191 hectares per capita | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4069 hectares per capita | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4106 hectares per capita | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.411 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3793 hectares per capita | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3868 hectares per capita | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3799 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3766 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3769 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3756 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3757 hectares per capita | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.378 hectares per capita | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3795 hectares per capita | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3799 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.386 hectares per capita | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3812 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3693 hectares per capita | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3761 hectares per capita | +1.8% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.3761 hectares per capita is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2317 hectares per capita, 1.6× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.3761 hectares per capita is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4414 hectares per capita, 85% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6408 hectares per capita | 0.6051 hectares per capita | 0.6779 hectares per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5701 hectares per capita | 0.5404 hectares per capita | 0.6005 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5119 hectares per capita | 0.4957 hectares per capita | 0.5343 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4863 hectares per capita | 0.4812 hectares per capita | 0.4938 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4304 hectares per capita | 0.4069 hectares per capita | 0.4813 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3788 hectares per capita | 0.3756 hectares per capita | 0.3868 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3781 hectares per capita | 0.3693 hectares per capita | 0.386 hectares per capita | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Poland
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.3697 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.3204 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.4891 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3881 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0245 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 697.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6232 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land per capita in Poland?
- Agricultural land per capita in Poland was 0.3761 hectares per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land per capita recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6779 hectares per capita in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land per capita recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3693 hectares per capita in 2022.
- How does Poland rank for agricultural land per capita?
- Poland ranks 104th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land per capita rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.