Agricultural land use in Poland
Poland: Agricultural land use was 14.58 million hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use 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.
Analysis
Poland recorded 14.58 million hectares for agricultural land use in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use in Poland peaked at 20.32 million hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 14.18 million hectares, in 2022.
Poland ranks 58th of 226 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.99 million hectares | 19.56 million hectares | 20.32 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.27 million hectares | 19.05 million hectares | 19.54 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.89 million hectares | 18.81 million hectares | 19.01 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.61 million hectares | 18.43 million hectares | 18.79 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.41 million hectares | 15.47 million hectares | 18.41 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.48 million hectares | 14.37 million hectares | 14.78 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.50 million hectares | 14.18 million hectares | 14.73 million hectares | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Poland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 25.41 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.5% (2025)
- Rural population 14.54 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 39.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 7.19 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use in Poland?
- Agricultural land use in Poland was 14.58 million hectares 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 use recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 20.32 million hectares in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.18 million hectares in 2022.
- How does Poland rank for agricultural land use?
- Poland ranks 58th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land used for cultivation of crops and animal husbandry. The total of areas under cropland and permanent meadows and pastures.