15.2.1 Forest area under an independently verified forest management in Poland
Poland: 15.2.1 Forest area under an independently verified forest management was 7,268 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
15.2.1 Forest area under an independently verified forest management in Poland, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Poland recorded 7,268 1000 ha for 15.2.1 forest area under an independently verified forest management in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.2.1 forest area under an independently verified forest management in Poland peaked at 7,531 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Poland 9th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
15.2.1 Forest area under an independently verified forest management in Poland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 2000 | 1,974 1000 ha | — |
| 2005 | 6,978 1000 ha | +253.5% |
| 2010 | 6,694 1000 ha | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 7,407 1000 ha | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 7,321 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 7,261 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 7,169 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 7,372 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 7,378 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 7,204 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 7,531 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 7,332 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 7,268 1000 ha | -0.9% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 7,268 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 306.36 1000 ha, 23.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 15.2.1 Forest area under an independently verified forest management in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +253.5% | 1,974 1000 ha | 6,978 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 1000 ha | 0 1000 ha | 0 1000 ha | 1 |
| 2000s | 4,476 1000 ha | 1,974 1000 ha | 6,978 1000 ha | 2 |
| 2010s | 7,204 1000 ha | 6,694 1000 ha | 7,407 1000 ha | 6 |
| 2020s | 7,342 1000 ha | 7,204 1000 ha | 7,531 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 6 Brazil 9,917 1000 ha compare
- 6 Viet Nam 510.74 1000 ha compare
- 7 Germany 9,094 1000 ha compare
- 8 Indonesia 7,829 1000 ha compare
- 8 Melanesia 136.95 1000 ha compare
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 40.62 1000 ha compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 31.76 1000 ha compare
- 10 Norway 7,256 1000 ha compare
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 1000 ha
- 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0 1000 ha
- 11 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 1000 ha
- 11 Malaysia 6,798 1000 ha compare
- 11 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 1000 ha
- 11 Republic of Moldova 0 1000 ha
- 11 Syrian Arab Republic 0 1000 ha
- 11 Timor-Leste 0 1000 ha
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 1000 ha compare
- 11 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 1000 ha
- 11 Micronesia 0 1000 ha
- 11 Polynesia 0 1000 ha
- 12 China, mainland 5,875 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Poland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.777 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.06 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 4.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1029 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.2.1 forest area under an independently verified forest management in Poland?
- 15.2.1 forest area under an independently verified forest management in Poland was 7,268 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.2.1 forest area under an independently verified forest management recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 7,531 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest 15.2.1 forest area under an independently verified forest management recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Poland rank for 15.2.1 forest area under an independently verified forest management?
- Poland ranks 9th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is 15.2.1 forest area under an independently verified forest management rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.2.1 Forest area under an independently verified forest management certification scheme — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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