Barley — Area harvested in Poland
Poland: Barley — Area harvested was 695,310 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Barley — Area harvested in Poland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, barley — area harvested in Poland stood at 695,310 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley — area harvested in Poland peaked at 1.47 million ha in 1979 and was at its lowest, 627,500 ha, in 1968.
That places Poland 17th out of 105 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Barley — Area harvested in Poland, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 680,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 663,000 ha | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 748,500 ha | +12.9% |
| 1964 | 741,400 ha | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 688,500 ha | -7.1% |
| 1966 | 678,000 ha | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 644,500 ha | -4.9% |
| 1968 | 627,500 ha | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 758,800 ha | +20.9% |
| 1970 | 924,100 ha | +21.8% |
| 1971 | 899,000 ha | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 1.02 million ha | +13.1% |
| 1973 | 1.08 million ha | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 1.23 million ha | +13.6% |
| 1975 | 1.34 million ha | +8.5% |
| 1976 | 1.21 million ha | -9.4% |
| 1977 | 1.24 million ha | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 1.20 million ha | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 1.47 million ha | +22.2% |
| 1980 | 1.32 million ha | -10.0% |
| 1981 | 1.29 million ha | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 1.24 million ha | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 1.10 million ha | -11.1% |
| 1984 | 1.05 million ha | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 1.24 million ha | +17.8% |
| 1986 | 1.34 million ha | +7.5% |
| 1987 | 1.29 million ha | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 1.25 million ha | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 1.17 million ha | -6.0% |
| 1990 | 1.17 million ha | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.24 million ha | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 1.20 million ha | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 1.17 million ha | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 1.03 million ha | -11.6% |
| 1995 | 1.05 million ha | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 1.13 million ha | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 1.24 million ha | +9.9% |
| 1998 | 1.14 million ha | -8.4% |
| 1999 | 1.11 million ha | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 1.10 million ha | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.07 million ha | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 1.05 million ha | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.02 million ha | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 1.01 million ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.11 million ha | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 1.22 million ha | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 1.23 million ha | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.21 million ha | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.16 million ha | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 970,693 ha | -16.1% |
| 2011 | 1.02 million ha | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 1.16 million ha | +14.0% |
| 2013 | 819,994 ha | -29.3% |
| 2014 | 808,280 ha | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 839,265 ha | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 915,321 ha | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 953,784 ha | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 975,740 ha | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 975,290 ha | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 676,300 ha | -30.7% |
| 2021 | 721,160 ha | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 639,240 ha | -11.4% |
| 2023 | 647,510 ha | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 695,310 ha | +7.4% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 695,310 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 120,900 ha, 5.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Poland's 695,310 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 125,680 ha, 5.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 692,244 ha | 627,500 ha | 758,800 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.16 million ha | 899,000 ha | 1.47 million ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.23 million ha | 1.05 million ha | 1.34 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.15 million ha | 1.03 million ha | 1.24 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.12 million ha | 1.01 million ha | 1.23 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 943,697 ha | 808,280 ha | 1.16 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 675,904 ha | 639,240 ha | 721,160 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More agriculture & rural data for Poland
- 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)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barley — area harvested in Poland?
- Barley — area harvested in Poland was 695,310 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest barley — area harvested recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 million ha in 1979.
- What is the lowest barley — area harvested recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 627,500 ha in 1968.
- How does Poland rank for barley — area harvested?
- Poland ranks 17th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley — area harvested rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Barley — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.