Italy vs Poland: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
Italy
31.8%
in 2025
Poland
33.9%
in 2025
Italy rank
48th
Poland rank
45th
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas over time
- Italy
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 33.9% against 31.8% in Italy, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 48th and Poland ranks 45th of 168 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Poland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.2% | 1.9% | 5.3% | Italy |
| 2000s | 32.3% | 3.0% | 29.3% | Italy |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 18.4% | 13.2% | Italy |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 33.9% | 2.1% | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas, Italy or Poland?
- Poland, at 33.9% against 31.8% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas between Italy and Poland?
- 2.1%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Poland?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Poland rank globally for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Italy ranks 48th and Poland ranks 45th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.