Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Poland
Poland: Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas was 94.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Poland, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Poland stood at 94.3%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Poland peaked at 94.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 76.4%, in 2000.
That places Poland 14th out of 184 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.4% | — |
| 2001 | 76.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 76.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 76.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 76.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 76.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 76.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 84.7% | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 85.8% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 87.5% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 93.3% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 93.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 93.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 93.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 93.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 93.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 93.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 93.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 93.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 93.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 93.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 93.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 94.3% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 94.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 94.3% | +0.0% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 94.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 65.7%, 1.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Poland's 94.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 65.6%, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.3% | 76.4% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.8% | 87.5% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.8% | 93.3% | 94.3% | 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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Poland?
- Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Poland was 94.3% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 94.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.4% in 2000.
- How does Poland rank for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas?
- Poland ranks 14th out of 184 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).