Above-ground forest biomass in Poland
Poland: Above-ground forest biomass was 163.89 tonnes per hectare in 2025. ▲ Rising
Above-ground forest biomass in Poland, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2025, above-ground forest biomass in Poland stood at 163.89 tonnes per hectare. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, above-ground forest biomass in Poland peaked at 163.89 tonnes per hectare in 2025 and was at its lowest, 93.25 tonnes per hectare, in 1990.
That places Poland 59th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Above-ground forest biomass in Poland, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 93.25 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2000 | 106.87 tonnes per hectare | +14.6% |
| 2010 | 145.76 tonnes per hectare | +36.4% |
| 2015 | 155.43 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 157 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 159 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 162 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 164 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 162.32 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 163.89 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 163.89 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 128.87 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Poland's 163.89 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 108 tonnes per hectare, 1.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.25 tonnes per hectare | 93.25 tonnes per hectare | 93.25 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2000s | 106.87 tonnes per hectare | 106.87 tonnes per hectare | 106.87 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2010s | 157.2 tonnes per hectare | 145.76 tonnes per hectare | 164 tonnes per hectare | 6 |
| 2020s | 163.1 tonnes per hectare | 162.32 tonnes per hectare | 163.89 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 56 Bosnia and Herzegovina 171.93 tonnes per hectare compare
- 57 Austria 171.33 tonnes per hectare compare
- 58 Belgium 167.53 tonnes per hectare compare
- 60 Czechia 163.23 tonnes per hectare compare
- 61 Antigua and Barbuda 160.46 tonnes per hectare compare
- 62 Saint Kitts and Nevis 160 tonnes per hectare 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 above-ground forest biomass in Poland?
- Above-ground forest biomass in Poland was 163.89 tonnes per hectare in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 163.89 tonnes per hectare in 2025.
- What is the lowest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.25 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- How does Poland rank for above-ground forest biomass?
- Poland ranks 59th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is above-ground forest biomass rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Above-ground forest biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare).