Cereal yields in Poland
Poland: Cereal yields was 4.85 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yields 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
The most recent figure for cereal yields in Poland is 4.85 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Poland peaked at 4.89 tonnes per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.6 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
Poland ranks 50th of 185 countries on this measure, 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 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 47 Italy 4.98 tonnes per hectare compare
- 49 Argentina 4.85 tonnes per hectare compare
- 51 Peru 4.85 tonnes per hectare compare
- 52 Papua New Guinea 4.79 tonnes per hectare compare
- 53 Switzerland 4.58 tonnes per hectare compare
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 yields in Poland?
- Cereal yields 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 yields recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.89 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Poland rank for cereal yields?
- Poland ranks 50th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields 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 yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.