Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Poland
Poland: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.7275 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Poland, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Poland is 0.7275, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Poland peaked at 1.17 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.714, in 2014.
That places Poland 37th out of 163 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9574 | 0.8327 | 1.17 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8181 | 0.7589 | 0.9353 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.853 | 0.7597 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8992 | 0.7724 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9215 | 0.8375 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7756 | 0.714 | 0.8437 | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Poland?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Poland was 0.7275 in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 in 1962.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.714 in 2014.
- How does Poland rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Poland ranks 37th out of 163 countries with data for 2017.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).