Agricultural land use, per capita in Poland
Poland: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.3974 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Poland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Poland recorded 0.3974 hectares per person for agricultural land use, per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in Poland peaked at 0.6782 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.3783 hectares per person, in 2015.
That places Poland 95th out of 209 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 use, per capita in Poland, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6782 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.6685 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.6572 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.6464 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.6343 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.6296 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.6196 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.6124 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.6009 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.5983 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.5951 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.586 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.5794 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5718 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.5652 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5588 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5523 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5466 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5404 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.5343 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5268 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.5214 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5162 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5132 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.5084 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.504 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.5009 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.4976 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.4954 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4931 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4903 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4886 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4866 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4854 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4825 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4783 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.4775 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.477 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4768 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4813 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4651 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.442 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4232 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4276 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4168 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4184 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4058 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4092 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4094 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3798 hectares per person | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3883 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3817 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3788 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3795 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3783 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3786 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3808 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3821 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3825 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3927 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3921 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.385 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3974 hectares per person | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6386 hectares per person | 0.6009 hectares per person | 0.6782 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5694 hectares per person | 0.5404 hectares per person | 0.5983 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5118 hectares per person | 0.4954 hectares per person | 0.5343 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4836 hectares per person | 0.4768 hectares per person | 0.4931 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4299 hectares per person | 0.4058 hectares per person | 0.4813 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.381 hectares per person | 0.3783 hectares per person | 0.3883 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3918 hectares per person | 0.385 hectares per person | 0.3974 hectares per person | 4 |
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- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3991 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.5% (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per capita in Poland?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Poland was 0.3974 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6782 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3783 hectares per person in 2015.
- How does Poland rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Poland ranks 95th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per capita rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.