The region consists of 4 provinces (Lubuskie, Pomorskie, Warminsko-mazurskie and Zachodniopomorskie) with similar natural conditions and productive potential of the agriculture. The area of the region is 25.4% of the area of Poland, with 81 persons per 1 km2 as the average density of population. In 2005, 30.8 to 40.0% of the total population lived in rural areas. The share of agricultural land in the total area of the region varied within 35.6-45.1% (Poland – 50.9%), and that of afforestation – from 30.0 to 48.7%. In the structure of agricultural land, arable land was on the level of 70.1-82.5%, and permanent grassland 17.5-29.7%. In the agrarian structure numerical prevalence was that of small (1-5 the ha) farms – from 32.1 to 50.4%, but they occupied only 4.2-9.8% of the acreage of agricultural land. Larger farms (20 and more hectares) constituted 11.4 to 24.4% and occupied 54.0-72.4% of agriculture land. The structure of sowings was dominated by cereals (71.9-73.2%) and industrial plants, including rapeseed and agrimony (2.6-12%). In the structure of cereals the dominant crop was wheat, then rye and triticale, both in the compared provinces and in Poland as a whole. The average yields of potatoes and wheat (with the exception of Lubuskie) in the provinces were higher compared to the mean values for Poland The number of farm-animals was within 16.0-45.8 LU per 100 ha of agricultural land, and showed a decreasing tendency in comparison to 2002. The consumption of mineral fertilizers amounted to 90.3-124.9 kg of NPK per 1 ha of agricultural land (in Poland 102,4 kg) and increased slightly compared to 2002.