Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Poland
Poland: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 31.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
31.0%
World rank
109th
of 219 countries
All-time high
31.0%
in 2025
All-time low
29.0%
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Poland, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Poland stood at 31.0%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Poland peaked at 31.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 1990.
That places Poland 109th out of 219 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.0% | — |
| 2000 | 29.6% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 30.5% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 30.8% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 30.9% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 31.0% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 29.6% | 29.6% | 29.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 30.5% | 30.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 30.9% | 31.0% | 2 |
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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)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 103,937 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 11.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 74,494 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 8.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0264 t per person (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate 1.57 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Poland?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Poland was 31.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 1990.
- How does Poland rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Poland ranks 109th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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