Italy vs Poland: Forest area
Italy
9.42 million hectares
in 2025
Poland
9.49 million hectares
in 2025
Italy rank
56th
Poland rank
55th
Forest area over time
- Italy
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 9.49 million hectares against 9.42 million hectares in Italy, a difference of 73,040 hectares.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 56th and Poland ranks 55th of 235 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.94 million hectares | 8.96 million hectares | 1.02 million hectares | Poland |
| 2000s | 8.67 million hectares | 9.18 million hectares | 514,795 hectares | Poland |
| 2010s | 9.03 million hectares | 9.40 million hectares | 367,726 hectares | Poland |
| 2020s | 9.39 million hectares | 9.48 million hectares | 88,865 hectares | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Italy or Poland?
- Poland, at 9.49 million hectares against 9.42 million hectares in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Italy and Poland?
- 73,040 hectares, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Poland?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Poland rank globally for forest area?
- Italy ranks 56th and Poland ranks 55th 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.