Rye — Area harvested in Poland
Poland: Rye — Area harvested was 682,180 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rye — Area harvested in Poland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, rye — area harvested in Poland stood at 682,180 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rye — area harvested in Poland peaked at 4.88 million ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 662,400 ha, in 2022.
Poland ranks 2nd of 66 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rye — Area harvested in Poland, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.88 million ha | — |
| 1962 | 4.70 million ha | -3.7% |
| 1963 | 4.38 million ha | -6.7% |
| 1964 | 4.40 million ha | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 4.45 million ha | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 4.31 million ha | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 4.27 million ha | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 4.26 million ha | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 4.17 million ha | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 3.41 million ha | -18.2% |
| 1971 | 3.71 million ha | +8.7% |
| 1972 | 3.54 million ha | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 3.42 million ha | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 3.14 million ha | -8.1% |
| 1975 | 2.79 million ha | -11.0% |
| 1976 | 2.93 million ha | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 3.12 million ha | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 3.03 million ha | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 2.87 million ha | -5.3% |
| 1980 | 3.04 million ha | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 3.00 million ha | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 3.27 million ha | +9.0% |
| 1983 | 3.45 million ha | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 3.55 million ha | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 3.08 million ha | -13.0% |
| 1986 | 2.76 million ha | -10.5% |
| 1987 | 2.65 million ha | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 2.33 million ha | -12.2% |
| 1989 | 2.27 million ha | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 2.31 million ha | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 2.29 million ha | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 2.03 million ha | -11.2% |
| 1993 | 2.21 million ha | +8.8% |
| 1994 | 2.44 million ha | +10.1% |
| 1995 | 2.45 million ha | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 2.41 million ha | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 2.30 million ha | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 2.29 million ha | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 2.24 million ha | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 2.13 million ha | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 2.00 million ha | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 1.56 million ha | -22.1% |
| 2003 | 1.48 million ha | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 1.55 million ha | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 1.42 million ha | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 1.32 million ha | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 1.32 million ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.40 million ha | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 1.40 million ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.06 million ha | -24.1% |
| 2011 | 1.09 million ha | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.04 million ha | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 1.17 million ha | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 886,443 ha | -24.4% |
| 2015 | 725,257 ha | -18.2% |
| 2016 | 775,087 ha | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 873,222 ha | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 893,960 ha | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 903,800 ha | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 850,660 ha | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 761,640 ha | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 662,400 ha | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 727,990 ha | +9.9% |
| 2024 | 682,180 ha | -6.3% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 682,180 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 12,740 ha, 53.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Poland's 682,180 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6,750 ha, 101.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.43 million ha | 4.17 million ha | 4.88 million ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.20 million ha | 2.79 million ha | 3.71 million ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.94 million ha | 2.27 million ha | 3.55 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.30 million ha | 2.03 million ha | 2.45 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.56 million ha | 1.32 million ha | 2.13 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 941,758 ha | 725,257 ha | 1.17 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 736,974 ha | 662,400 ha | 850,660 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 1 USSR 8.58 million ha compare
- 2 Türkiye 90,329 ha compare
- 3 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 52,855 ha compare
- 3 Russian Federation 580,000 ha compare
- 4 Germany 535,600 ha compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 562 ha compare
- 5 Belarus 340,000 ha compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 491 ha 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 rye — area harvested in Poland?
- Rye — area harvested in Poland was 682,180 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rye — area harvested recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.88 million ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest rye — area harvested recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 662,400 ha in 2022.
- How does Poland rank for rye — area harvested?
- Poland ranks 2nd out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rye — area harvested rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. 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 Rye — 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.