Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Poland
Poland: Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses was 11.7% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Poland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Poland recorded 11.7% for share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.6% on the previous year and up 177.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Poland peaked at 11.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1970.
Poland ranks 21st of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 0.3% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 3.3% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 7.8% | 11.7% | 4 |
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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 share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Poland?
- Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Poland was 11.7% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to industrial uses recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to industrial uses recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1970.
- How does Poland rank for share of cereals allocated to industrial uses?
- Poland ranks 21st out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to industrial uses rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 177.5%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic consumption – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to other purposes (primarily industrial uses such as biofuel production), relative to the total allocated to human food, animal feed, and other uses. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.