Change forest area share total in Poland
Poland: Change forest area share total was 0.0649 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Change forest area share total in Poland, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, change forest area share total in Poland stood at 0.0649. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 66.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Poland peaked at 0.2972 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0649, in 2025.
Poland ranks 69th of 228 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Change forest area share total in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.1989 | — |
| 1992 | 0.1985 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1981 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1977 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1973 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1969 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1965 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1962 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1958 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1954 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2972 | +52.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2963 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2954 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2945 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2937 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2928 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.292 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2911 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2903 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2894 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1947 | -32.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1943 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.194 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1936 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1932 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0938 | -51.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0937 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0936 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0935 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0934 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.065 | -30.4% |
| 2022 | 0.065 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.065 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0649 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0649 | -0.1% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.0649 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0714, 91% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +52.1% | 0.1954 | 0.2972 |
| 2016 | -51.5% | 0.1932 | 0.0938 |
| 2011 | -32.7% | 0.2894 | 0.1947 |
| 2021 | -30.4% | 0.0934 | 0.065 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1973 | 0.1958 | 0.1989 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.2839 | 0.1954 | 0.2972 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1634 | 0.0935 | 0.2894 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0697 | 0.0649 | 0.0934 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More environment data for Poland
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0677 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.777 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.06 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 8.43 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in Poland?
- Change forest area share total in Poland was 0.0649 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2972 in 2001.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0649 in 2025.
- How does Poland rank for change forest area share total?
- Poland ranks 69th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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