Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Poland
Poland: Forest area certified under an independently verified certification was 7,268 ha th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Poland, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Poland is 7,268 ha th, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Poland peaked at 7,531 ha th in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 ha th, in 1990.
That places Poland 12th out of 266 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Poland, year by year
| Year | ha th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 ha th | — |
| 2000 | 1,974 ha th | — |
| 2005 | 6,978 ha th | +253.5% |
| 2010 | 6,694 ha th | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 7,407 ha th | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 7,321 ha th | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 7,261 ha th | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 7,169 ha th | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 7,372 ha th | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 7,378 ha th | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 7,204 ha th | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 7,531 ha th | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 7,332 ha th | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 7,268 ha th | -0.9% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 7,268 ha th is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 306.36 ha th, 23.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest area certified under an independently verified certification 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +253.5% | 1,974 ha th | 6,978 ha th |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 4,476 ha th | 1,974 ha th | 6,978 ha th | 2 |
| 2010s | 7,204 ha th | 6,694 ha th | 7,407 ha th | 6 |
| 2020s | 7,342 ha th | 7,204 ha th | 7,531 ha th | 5 |
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 forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Poland?
- Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Poland was 7,268 ha th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area certified under an independently verified certification recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 7,531 ha th in 2022.
- What is the lowest forest area certified under an independently verified certification recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha th in 1990.
- How does Poland rank for forest area certified under an independently verified certification?
- Poland ranks 12th out of 266 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest area certified under an independently verified certification rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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 certified under an independently verified certification scheme (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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