Madagascar vs Poland: Forest area
Madagascar
9.92 million hectares
in 2025
Poland
9.49 million hectares
in 2025
Madagascar rank
54th
Poland rank
55th
Forest area over time
- Madagascar
- Poland
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 9.92 million hectares against 9.49 million hectares in Poland, a difference of 427,080 hectares.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.
Madagascar ranks 54th and Poland ranks 55th of 235 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.38 million hectares | 8.96 million hectares | 4.42 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 12.53 million hectares | 9.18 million hectares | 3.35 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 11.27 million hectares | 9.40 million hectares | 1.86 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 10.23 million hectares | 9.48 million hectares | 753,180 hectares | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Madagascar or Poland?
- Madagascar, at 9.92 million hectares against 9.49 million hectares in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Madagascar and Poland?
- 427,080 hectares, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Poland?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Poland rank globally for forest area?
- Madagascar ranks 54th 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.