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Land area in hectares, per capita in Poland

Poland: Land area in hectares, per capita was 0.8348 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.8348 hectares per person
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
127th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.02 hectares per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.7922 hectares per person
in 1998
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Land area in hectares, per capita in Poland, 1961–2023

00.250.50.751196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.

Analysis

In 2023, land area in hectares, per capita in Poland stood at 0.8348 hectares per person.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in hectares, per capita in Poland peaked at 1.02 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.7922 hectares per person, in 1998.

That places Poland 127th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Land area in hectares, per capita in Poland, year by year

Year hectares per person Change
1961 1.02 hectares per person —
1962 1.01 hectares per person -1.1%
1963 0.9973 hectares per person -1.3%
1964 0.9836 hectares per person -1.4%
1965 0.974 hectares per person -1.0%
1966 0.9668 hectares per person -0.7%
1967 0.9575 hectares per person -1.0%
1968 0.9484 hectares per person -1.0%
1969 0.941 hectares per person -0.8%
1970 0.9377 hectares per person -0.4%
1971 0.9343 hectares per person -0.4%
1972 0.9266 hectares per person -0.8%
1973 0.9182 hectares per person -0.9%
1974 0.9094 hectares per person -1.0%
1975 0.9004 hectares per person -1.0%
1976 0.8915 hectares per person -1.0%
1977 0.883 hectares per person -1.0%
1978 0.876 hectares per person -0.8%
1979 0.869 hectares per person -0.8%
1980 0.861 hectares per person -0.9%
1981 0.8532 hectares per person -0.9%
1982 0.8454 hectares per person -0.9%
1983 0.8375 hectares per person -0.9%
1984 0.83 hectares per person -0.9%
1985 0.8233 hectares per person -0.8%
1986 0.8177 hectares per person -0.7%
1987 0.8131 hectares per person -0.6%
1988 0.8098 hectares per person -0.4%
1989 0.8068 hectares per person -0.4%
1990 0.8037 hectares per person -0.4%
1991 0.8008 hectares per person -0.4%
1992 0.7984 hectares per person -0.3%
1993 0.7964 hectares per person -0.3%
1994 0.7947 hectares per person -0.2%
1995 0.7936 hectares per person -0.1%
1996 0.793 hectares per person -0.1%
1997 0.7925 hectares per person -0.1%
1998 0.7922 hectares per person -0.0%
1999 0.7923 hectares per person +0.0%
2000 0.8006 hectares per person +1.0%
2001 0.8008 hectares per person +0.0%
2002 0.8012 hectares per person +0.0%
2003 0.8016 hectares per person +0.1%
2004 0.8023 hectares per person +0.1%
2005 0.8026 hectares per person +0.0%
2006 0.8031 hectares per person +0.1%
2007 0.8036 hectares per person +0.1%
2008 0.8034 hectares per person -0.0%
2009 0.8028 hectares per person -0.1%
2010 0.8051 hectares per person +0.3%
2011 0.8045 hectares per person -0.1%
2012 0.8045 hectares per person -0.0%
2013 0.805 hectares per person +0.1%
2014 0.8055 hectares per person +0.1%
2015 0.8061 hectares per person +0.1%
2016 0.8064 hectares per person +0.0%
2017 0.8063 hectares per person -0.0%
2018 0.8062 hectares per person -0.0%
2019 0.8063 hectares per person +0.0%
2020 0.816 hectares per person +1.2%
2021 0.8277 hectares per person +1.4%
2022 0.8313 hectares per person +0.4%
2023 0.8348 hectares per person +0.4%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 0.8348 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.687 hectares per person, 1.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 0.8348 hectares per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.17 hectares per person, 71% of the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.9779 hectares per person 0.941 hectares per person 1.02 hectares per person 9
1970s 0.9046 hectares per person 0.869 hectares per person 0.9377 hectares per person 10
1980s 0.8298 hectares per person 0.8068 hectares per person 0.861 hectares per person 10
1990s 0.7957 hectares per person 0.7922 hectares per person 0.8037 hectares per person 10
2000s 0.8022 hectares per person 0.8006 hectares per person 0.8036 hectares per person 10
2010s 0.8056 hectares per person 0.8045 hectares per person 0.8064 hectares per person 10
2020s 0.8275 hectares per person 0.816 hectares per person 0.8348 hectares per person 4

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 124 Egypt 0.8691 hectares per person compare
  2. 125 Portugal 0.866 hectares per person compare
  3. 126 Sierra Leone 0.8531 hectares per person compare
  4. 128 Azerbaijan 0.814 hectares per person compare
  5. 129 Benin 0.7991 hectares per person compare
  6. 130 France 0.7883 hectares per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in hectares, per capita in Poland?
Land area in hectares, per capita in Poland was 0.8348 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 hectares per person in 1961.
What is the lowest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7922 hectares per person in 1998.
How does Poland rank for land area in hectares, per capita?
Poland ranks 127th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area in hectares, per capita rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area in hectares, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Land area in hectares ÷ Population, total

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  • Land area in hectares Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
  • Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator
Land area in hectares, per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,259 data points, 1961–2023
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Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.