POWIERZCHNIA I STRUKTURA UŻYTKOWANIA GRUNTÓW W POLSCE NA TLE KRAJÓW UNII EUROPEJSKIEJ

In this paper, using data developed in the Statistical Yearbook of agriculture from 2012 and 2013 was presented to the surface and the structure of land use in Poland in the European Union countries, as well as the structure of sown on arable land. In the case of land use compared data from 2000 with data from 2010. It shows, among other things Polish leading position in terms of area of agricultural land, mainly arable land. The area of arable land in Poland in 2010 represented 10.3% of arable land countries of UE as France, Spain and Germany in this regard our country placed the fourth. In 2010, compared to 2000 in most EU countries there has been a reduction in the area of agricultural area. The decrease was mainly to limit the areas of arable land. In the three countries of UE, ie. Austria, Poland and the UK share of cereals in crop structure on arable land exceeded deemed admissible participation amounting to 66%.