Poland vs Portugal: Annual change in forest area

Poland
6,160 hectares
in 2025
Portugal
5,648 hectares
in 2025
Poland rank
34th
Portugal rank
36th

Annual change in forest area over time

  • Poland
  • Portugal
-10.0k010.0k20.0k30.0k199120082025

How they compare

Poland currently reports 6,160 hectares against 5,648 hectares in Portugal, a difference of 512 hectares.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.

Poland ranks 34th and Portugal ranks 36th of 235 countries.

Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 17,700 hectares -8,985 hectares 26,685 hectares Poland
2000s 26,070 hectares -9,601 hectares 35,671 hectares Poland
2010s 15,336 hectares 6,833 hectares 8,503 hectares Poland
2020s 6,607 hectares 5,459 hectares 1,148 hectares Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in forest area, Poland or Portugal?
Poland, at 6,160 hectares against 5,648 hectares in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Poland and Portugal?
512 hectares, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Portugal?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Poland and Portugal rank globally for annual change in forest area?
Poland ranks 34th and Portugal ranks 36th 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

Indicator
Annual change in forest area
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,225 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.