Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Poland
Poland: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.6157 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Poland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Poland recorded 0.6157 ha per square kilometre for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Poland peaked at 9.5 ha per square kilometre in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.6157 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Poland 16th out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Poland, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.2 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 9.5 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 9.27 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 9.24 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 9.03 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 8.85 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 8.95 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 8.88 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 8.88 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 8.92 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 8.72 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 8.67 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 8.74 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 8.76 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 8.43 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 8.05 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 7.96 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 7.7 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 7.97 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 7.65 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 7.37 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 7.11 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 7.25 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 7.01 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 6.84 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 6.56 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 6.31 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 6.09 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 6.07 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 5.99 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 5.66 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 5.74 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 5.75 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 5.54 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 4.97 ha per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1996 | 4.38 ha per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1997 | 4.27 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 4.23 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 4.14 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 4.08 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 3.9 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 2.62 ha per square kilometre | -32.7% |
| 2003 | 2.5 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 2.33 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 1.92 ha per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 2006 | 1.95 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.86 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 1.79 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 1.66 ha per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 1.31 ha per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 2011 | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.22 ha per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9044 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9809 ha per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9504 ha per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9881 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7385 ha per square kilometre | -25.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7704 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6407 ha per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6157 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.6157 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.084 ha per square kilometre, 7.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.6157 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2328 ha per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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% | 3.9 ha per square kilometre | 2.62 ha per square kilometre |
| 2020 | -25.3% | 0.9881 ha per square kilometre | 0.7385 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.09 ha per square kilometre | 8.85 ha per square kilometre | 9.5 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.39 ha per square kilometre | 7.7 ha per square kilometre | 8.92 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.83 ha per square kilometre | 6.07 ha per square kilometre | 7.65 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.07 ha per square kilometre | 4.14 ha per square kilometre | 5.99 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.46 ha per square kilometre | 1.66 ha per square kilometre | 4.08 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | 0.9044 ha per square kilometre | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6913 ha per square kilometre | 0.6157 ha per square kilometre | 0.7704 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 13 Germany 0.7575 ha per square kilometre compare
- 14 Armenia 0.663 ha per square kilometre compare
- 15 Israel 0.6205 ha per square kilometre compare
- 17 Azerbaijan 0.5983 ha per square kilometre compare
- 18 China 0.4873 ha per square kilometre compare
- 19 North Macedonia 0.4859 ha per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Poland?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Poland was 0.6157 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5 ha per square kilometre in 1962.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6157 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Poland rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Poland ranks 16th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.5%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.