How does Poland rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?

Poland ranks 21st out of 241 countries with data for 2022.

Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Poland?

Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Poland

Name: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Poland
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Poland: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 598.94 1000 ha in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)

598.94 1000 ha

Change on year

up 1.4%

World rank

21st

of 241 countries

All-time high

598.94 1000 ha

in 2022

All-time low

277 1000 ha

in 1992

Years of data

1992–2022

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Poland, 1992–2022

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2022, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Poland stood at 598.94 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Poland peaked at 598.94 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 277 1000 ha, in 1992.

Poland ranks 21st of 241 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	302.56 1000 ha	277 1000 ha	329.18 1000 ha	8
2000s	500.8 1000 ha	337.32 1000 ha	566.3 1000 ha	10
2010s	570.77 1000 ha	566.81 1000 ha	575.95 1000 ha	10
2020s	588.54 1000 ha	575.95 1000 ha	598.94 1000 ha	3

Countries ranked near Poland

18 Türkiye 722.44 1000 ha compare
19 Romania 668.25 1000 ha compare
20 Spain 632.48 1000 ha compare
22 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 590.66 1000 ha compare
23 Argentina 587.46 1000 ha compare
24 Uzbekistan 430.44 1000 ha compare

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More environment data for Poland

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 2.78 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 320 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 787 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 8.53 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 18.46 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,611 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.43 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 344 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 79.1 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 11,187 1000 ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Poland?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Poland was 598.94 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Poland?: The highest recorded value was 598.94 1000 ha in 2022.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Poland?: The lowest recorded value was 277 1000 ha in 1992.
How does Poland rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Poland ranks 21st out of 241 countries with data for 2022.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Poland?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.