Flax, raw or retted — Area harvested in Poland
Poland: Flax, raw or retted — Area harvested was 770 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Flax, raw or retted — Area harvested in Poland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, flax, raw or retted — area harvested in Poland stood at 770 ha.
The figure is down 20.6% on the previous year and up 209.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, flax, raw or retted — area harvested in Poland peaked at 131,000 ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 90 ha, in 2018.
Poland ranks 15th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Flax, raw or retted — Area harvested in Poland, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 111,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 131,000 ha | +18.0% |
| 1963 | 116,000 ha | -11.5% |
| 1964 | 125,000 ha | +7.8% |
| 1965 | 113,700 ha | -9.0% |
| 1966 | 105,700 ha | -7.0% |
| 1967 | 122,600 ha | +16.0% |
| 1968 | 116,600 ha | -4.9% |
| 1969 | 99,800 ha | -14.4% |
| 1970 | 98,300 ha | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 100,500 ha | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 96,400 ha | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 77,300 ha | -19.8% |
| 1974 | 73,900 ha | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 79,069 ha | +7.0% |
| 1976 | 86,545 ha | +9.5% |
| 1977 | 62,346 ha | -28.0% |
| 1978 | 83,922 ha | +34.6% |
| 1979 | 100,905 ha | +20.2% |
| 1980 | 82,144 ha | -18.6% |
| 1981 | 58,668 ha | -28.6% |
| 1982 | 42,092 ha | -28.3% |
| 1983 | 47,527 ha | +12.9% |
| 1984 | 44,476 ha | -6.4% |
| 1985 | 43,053 ha | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 36,486 ha | -15.3% |
| 1987 | 27,713 ha | -24.0% |
| 1988 | 31,258 ha | +12.8% |
| 1989 | 34,289 ha | +9.7% |
| 1990 | 29,630 ha | -13.6% |
| 1991 | 9,672 ha | -67.4% |
| 1992 | 5,505 ha | -43.1% |
| 1993 | 4,003 ha | -27.3% |
| 1994 | 8,120 ha | +102.8% |
| 1995 | 13,742 ha | +69.2% |
| 1996 | 5,859 ha | -57.4% |
| 1997 | 3,724 ha | -36.4% |
| 1998 | 2,373 ha | -36.3% |
| 1999 | 3,109 ha | +31.0% |
| 2000 | 4,082 ha | +31.3% |
| 2001 | 5,200 ha | +27.4% |
| 2002 | 5,100 ha | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 2,927 ha | -42.6% |
| 2004 | 3,456 ha | +18.1% |
| 2005 | 5,652 ha | +63.5% |
| 2006 | 2,586 ha | -54.2% |
| 2007 | 2,041 ha | -21.1% |
| 2008 | 2,428 ha | +19.0% |
| 2009 | 1,897 ha | -21.9% |
| 2010 | 541 ha | -71.5% |
| 2011 | 848 ha | +56.7% |
| 2012 | 640 ha | -24.5% |
| 2013 | 667 ha | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 249 ha | -62.7% |
| 2015 | 295 ha | +18.5% |
| 2016 | 159 ha | -46.1% |
| 2017 | 174 ha | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 90 ha | -48.3% |
| 2019 | 510 ha | +466.7% |
| 2020 | 260 ha | -49.0% |
| 2021 | 400 ha | +53.8% |
| 2022 | 1,970 ha | +392.5% |
| 2023 | 970 ha | -50.8% |
| 2024 | 770 ha | -20.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Flax, raw or retted — Area harvested in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +466.7% | 90 ha | 510 ha |
| 2022 | +392.5% | 400 ha | 1,970 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 115,711 ha | 99,800 ha | 131,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 85,919 ha | 62,346 ha | 100,905 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 44,771 ha | 27,713 ha | 82,144 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,574 ha | 2,373 ha | 29,630 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,537 ha | 1,897 ha | 5,652 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 417.3 ha | 90 ha | 848 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 874 ha | 260 ha | 1,970 ha | 5 |
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- 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)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is flax, raw or retted — area harvested in Poland?
- Flax, raw or retted — area harvested in Poland was 770 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest flax, raw or retted — area harvested recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 131,000 ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest flax, raw or retted — area harvested recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 90 ha in 2018.
- How does Poland rank for flax, raw or retted — area harvested?
- Poland ranks 15th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is flax, raw or retted — area harvested rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 209.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Flax, raw or retted — 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.