Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Poland

Poland: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita was 0.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.1%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
68th
of 227 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2001
All-time low
0.1%
in 2025
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Poland, 1991–2025

0.050.10.150.20.250.31991200820251991: 0.199 %1992: 0.198 %1993: 0.198 %1994: 0.198 %1995: 0.197 %1996: 0.197 %1997: 0.197 %1998: 0.196 %1999: 0.196 %2000: 0.195 %2001: 0.297 %2002: 0.296 %2003: 0.295 %2004: 0.295 %2005: 0.294 %2006: 0.293 %2007: 0.292 %2008: 0.291 %2009: 0.29 %2010: 0.289 %2011: 0.195 %2012: 0.194 %2013: 0.194 %2014: 0.194 %2015: 0.193 %2016: 0.094 %2017: 0.094 %2018: 0.094 %2019: 0.093 %2020: 0.093 %2021: 0.065 %2022: 0.065 %2023: 0.065 %2024: 0.065 %2025: 0.065 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Poland is 0.1%, measured in 2025. 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, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Poland peaked at 0.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2025.

That places Poland 68th out of 227 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 9
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.3% 10
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Poland?
Annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Poland was 0.1% 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 vs. gdp per capita recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2001.
What is the lowest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2025.
How does Poland rank for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
Poland ranks 68th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
Is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita 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 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
227 places, 7,945 data points, 1991–2025
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Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.