Corn: Yield gap in Poland
Poland: Corn: Yield gap was 2.18 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Corn: Yield gap in Poland, 2000–2024
Source: Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); 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 corn: yield gap in Poland is 2.18 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Poland peaked at 5.24 tonnes per hectare in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.05 tonnes per hectare, in 2012.
Poland ranks 58th of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.62 tonnes per hectare | 2.83 tonnes per hectare | 5.24 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.98 tonnes per hectare | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | 4.69 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | 2.42 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
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 corn: yield gap in Poland?
- Corn: yield gap in Poland was 2.18 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn: yield gap recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.24 tonnes per hectare in 2006.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.05 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- How does Poland rank for corn: yield gap?
- Poland ranks 58th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn: Yield gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield gaps are the difference between attainable yields and actual yields, measured in tonnes per hectare. Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.