Poland, once a leading European potato producer, has seen a significant decrease in potato cultivation, with the area under potato cultivation at its lowest in years. The reduction in potato acreage in Poland is part of a larger trend across Europe. Before World War II, Poland grew over 3 million hectares of potatoes, a figure that has since decreased. The most significant reductions in potato production occurred during the 1990s and the early 21st century, with the area under potato cultivation falling to around 200 thousand hectares today, which is not even in the top 10 crops in the country. Factors contributing to the decline include the crop's difficulty in professional cultivation and its price instability.