Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Poland
Poland: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0054 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Poland, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Poland is 0.0054 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Poland peaked at 0.096 ha per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0051 ha per person, in 2023.
Poland ranks 16th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Poland, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0941 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.096 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0925 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0909 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0879 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0856 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0857 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0842 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0835 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0836 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0814 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0803 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0803 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0797 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0759 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0718 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0702 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0675 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0692 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0659 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0629 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0601 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0607 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0582 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0563 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0536 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0513 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0493 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.049 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0482 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0453 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0458 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0458 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.044 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0394 ha per person | -10.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0347 ha per person | -11.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0338 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0335 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0328 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0327 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0312 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.021 ha per person | -32.7% |
| 2003 | 0.02 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0187 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0154 ha per person | -17.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0157 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0149 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0144 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0133 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0105 ha per person | -20.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0107 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0098 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0091 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0073 ha per person | -19.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0079 ha per person | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0082 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0087 ha per person | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0077 ha per person | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 0.008 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.006 ha per person | -24.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0064 ha per person | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0053 ha per person | -16.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0051 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0054 ha per person | +4.4% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.0054 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0014 ha per person, 4.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.0054 ha per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0032 ha per person, 1.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -32.7% | 0.0312 ha per person | 0.021 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0889 ha per person | 0.0835 ha per person | 0.096 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.076 ha per person | 0.0675 ha per person | 0.0836 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0567 ha per person | 0.049 ha per person | 0.0659 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0403 ha per person | 0.0328 ha per person | 0.0482 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0197 ha per person | 0.0133 ha per person | 0.0327 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0088 ha per person | 0.0073 ha per person | 0.0107 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0056 ha per person | 0.0051 ha per person | 0.0064 ha per person | 5 |
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 potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Poland?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Poland was 0.0054 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.096 ha per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0051 ha per person in 2023.
- How does Poland rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Poland ranks 16th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.