Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Poland
Poland: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.1959 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Poland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Poland recorded 0.1959 hectares per person for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Poland peaked at 0.3019 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1949 hectares per person, in 2016.
Poland ranks 25th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Poland, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3019 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2896 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2878 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.2816 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2705 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.2645 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2629 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2619 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.2664 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.2555 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 0.2578 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2567 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2472 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2402 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.2312 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.2261 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2307 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2246 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2233 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2206 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2202 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2234 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2216 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2211 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2206 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2199 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2225 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2231 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.2207 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2238 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2279 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2169 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2212 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.22 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2221 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2258 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2303 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2287 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2251 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2304 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2306 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2169 hectares per person | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2137 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2194 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2182 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2197 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2191 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2255 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.225 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1997 hectares per person | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 0.205 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2024 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1966 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1969 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1978 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1949 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2002 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2056 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2079 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.199 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2015 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1955 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1959 hectares per person | +0.2% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.1959 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0451 hectares per person, 4.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.1959 hectares per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0881 hectares per person, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2763 hectares per person | 0.2619 hectares per person | 0.3019 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2393 hectares per person | 0.2233 hectares per person | 0.2578 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2214 hectares per person | 0.2199 hectares per person | 0.2234 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2242 hectares per person | 0.2169 hectares per person | 0.2303 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2219 hectares per person | 0.2137 hectares per person | 0.2306 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2007 hectares per person | 0.1949 hectares per person | 0.2079 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.198 hectares per person | 0.1955 hectares per person | 0.2015 hectares per person | 4 |
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 land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Poland?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Poland was 0.1959 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3019 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1949 hectares per person in 2016.
- How does Poland rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Poland ranks 25th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.