Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Poland
Poland: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use was 4.85 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Poland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Poland recorded 4.85 tonnes per hectare for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Poland peaked at 4.89 tonnes per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.6 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
That places Poland 50th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 2.84 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.83 tonnes per hectare | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | 3.22 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.9 tonnes per hectare | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | 3.28 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1 tonnes per hectare | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | 3.54 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.77 tonnes per hectare | 3.37 tonnes per hectare | 4.27 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.77 tonnes per hectare | 4.56 tonnes per hectare | 4.89 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Poland?
- Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Poland was 4.85 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.89 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Poland rank for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Poland ranks 50th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.