Ireland vs Poland: Annual change in forest area
Ireland
7,906 hectares
in 2025
Poland
6,160 hectares
in 2025
Ireland rank
31st
Poland rank
34th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Ireland
- Poland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 7,906 hectares against 6,160 hectares in Poland, a difference of 1,746 hectares.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.3 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Poland ahead.
Ireland ranks 31st and Poland ranks 34th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,872 hectares | 17,700 hectares | 828 hectares | Poland |
| 2000s | 9,789 hectares | 26,070 hectares | 16,281 hectares | Poland |
| 2010s | 7,421 hectares | 15,336 hectares | 7,915 hectares | Poland |
| 2020s | 7,877 hectares | 6,607 hectares | 1,270 hectares | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Ireland or Poland?
- Ireland, at 7,906 hectares against 6,160 hectares in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Ireland and Poland?
- 1,746 hectares, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Poland?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Poland rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Ireland ranks 31st and Poland ranks 34th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.