Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Poland
Poland: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 9.84 percent in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Poland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Poland recorded 9.84 percent for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in 2023.
The figure is up 14.4% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Poland peaked at 14.04 percent in 1967 and was at its lowest, 8.6 percent, in 2022.
Poland ranks 125th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.81 percent | 13.54 percent | 14.04 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.56 percent | 13.26 percent | 13.81 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.25 percent | 13.19 percent | 13.32 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.27 percent | 13.17 percent | 13.5 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.22 percent | 10.38 percent | 13.33 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.38 percent | 10.1 percent | 10.75 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.71 percent | 8.6 percent | 10.46 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 122 Slovakia 10.42 percent compare
- 123 East Timor 10.09 percent compare
- 124 Montserrat 10 percent compare
- 126 Latvia 9.66 percent compare
- 127 Croatia 9.63 percent compare
- 128 New Caledonia 9.54 percent compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Poland?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Poland was 9.84 percent 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 land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 14.04 percent in 1967.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6 percent in 2022.
- How does Poland rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Poland ranks 125th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).