Italy vs Poland: Forest land — Area

Italy
9,422 1000 ha
in 2025
Poland
9,495 1000 ha
in 2025
Italy rank
58th
Poland rank
57th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Italy
  • Poland
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 9,495 1000 ha against 9,422 1000 ha in Italy, a difference of 73 1000 ha.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 58th and Poland ranks 57th of 231 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 7,941 1000 ha 8,962 1000 ha 1,021 1000 ha Poland
2000s 8,666 1000 ha 9,180 1000 ha 514.79 1000 ha Poland
2010s 9,034 1000 ha 9,402 1000 ha 367.73 1000 ha Poland
2020s 9,391 1000 ha 9,480 1000 ha 88.87 1000 ha Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Italy or Poland?
Poland, at 9,495 1000 ha against 9,422 1000 ha in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Italy and Poland?
73 1000 ha, 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 land — area?
Italy ranks 58th and Poland ranks 57th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.