Annual deforestation in Poland
Poland: Annual deforestation was 1,630 hectares per year in 2020. ▲ Rising
Annual deforestation in Poland, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual deforestation in Poland is 1,630 hectares per year, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation in Poland peaked at 1,630 hectares per year in 2020 and was at its lowest, 510 hectares per year, in 1990.
That places Poland 62nd out of 112 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 510 hectares per year | 510 hectares per year | 510 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 580 hectares per year | 580 hectares per year | 580 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,095 hectares per year | 1,060 hectares per year | 1,130 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 1,630 hectares per year | 1,630 hectares per year | 1,630 hectares per year | 1 |
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More environment data for Poland
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 348.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 9.52 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 20.04 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 3.31 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 14.09 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1103 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 43.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1143 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.2154 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.21 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual deforestation in Poland?
- Annual deforestation in Poland was 1,630 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual deforestation recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,630 hectares per year in 2020.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 510 hectares per year in 1990.
- How does Poland rank for annual deforestation?
- Poland ranks 62nd out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.8%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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