How much land is in the Agricultural Property Resource of the State Treasury?
Lots of people ask this question. How much land does the State Treasury have?
The institution of the National Support Center for Agriculture (KOWR) is established to manage the agricultural property resources of the State Treasury.
KOWR is a legal institution entrusted by the State Treasury with activities related to property rights in relation to the real estate it owns.
All persons who wanted, want or will want in the future to buy a plot of over one hectare of agricultural land must apply for the consent of the KOWR Director, including meeting certain conditions.
How many hectares of land are in your hands?According to data published by KOWR, as part of the sale and transfer for payment, KOWR distributed 2,722,434 ha.
Including 670,601 ha free of charge for:
- local governments 59,493 ha,
- state forests 154,895 ha,
- church legal entities 90,187 ha,
- entities authorized under the Water Law Act 238,312 ha.
Stan gruntów pozostających w Zasobie WRSP na 30 września 2020 r. wynosił ogółem 1 358 463 ha.
Land remaining in the Agricultural Property Resource of the State Treasury divided into KOWR local branches as of the end of March 2021.
- OT Białystok 30 852 ha, to be allocated: 6 075 ha,
- OT Bydgoszcz 60 903 ha, to be allocated: 4 868 ha,
- OT Częstochowa 32 411 ha, to be allocated: 10 199 ha,
- OT Gorzów Wielkopolski 96 056 ha, to be allocated: 16 726 ha,
- OT Kielce 9 166 ha, to be allocated: 4 331 ha,
- OT Koszalin 93 692 ha, to be allocated: 9 553 ha,
- OT Kraków 10 978 ha, to be allocated: 2 921 ha,
- OT Lublin 33 806 ha, to be allocated: 9 076 ha,
- OT Łódź 14 486 ha, to be allocated: 3 675 ha,
- OT Olsztyn 145 804 ha, to be allocated: 14 977 ha,
- OT Opole 52 535 ha, to be allocated: 6 232 ha,
- OT Poznań 170 961 ha, to be allocated: 17 376 ha,
- OT Pruszcz Gdański 87 453 ha, to be allocated: 9 993 ha,
- OT Rzeszów 25 916 ha, to be allocated: 5 802 ha,
- OT Szczecin 167 396 ha, to be allocated: 21 628 ha,
- OT Warszawa 131 886 ha, to be allocated: 6 584 ha,
- OT Wrocław 185 162 ha, to be allocated: 29 325 ha.
It is worth noting that according to data provided by the Central Statistical Office, the land area of Poland is 31,189,500 ha (i.e. 311,895 km2).