Annual change in forest area in Poland
Poland: Annual change in forest area was 6,160 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Annual change in forest area in Poland, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area in Poland stood at 6,160 hectares. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Poland peaked at 27,000 hectares in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6,160 hectares, in 2021.
Poland ranks 34th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Annual change in forest area in Poland, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 17,700 hectares | — |
| 1992 | 17,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 17,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 17,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 17,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 17,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 17,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 17,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 17,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 17,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 27,000 hectares | +52.5% |
| 2002 | 27,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 27,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 27,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 27,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 27,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 27,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 27,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 27,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 27,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18,200 hectares | -32.6% |
| 2012 | 18,200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18,200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 18,200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18,200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8,840 hectares | -51.4% |
| 2017 | 8,840 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8,840 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8,840 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8,840 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6,160 hectares | -30.3% |
| 2022 | 6,160 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6,160 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6,160 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6,160 hectares | +0.0% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 6,160 hectares is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,002 hectares, 6.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,700 hectares | 17,700 hectares | 17,700 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | 26,070 hectares | 17,700 hectares | 27,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,336 hectares | 8,840 hectares | 27,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,607 hectares | 6,160 hectares | 8,840 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -4.67 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Poland?
- Annual change in forest area in Poland was 6,160 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 27,000 hectares in 2001.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,160 hectares in 2021.
- How does Poland rank for annual change in forest area?
- Poland ranks 34th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.