Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Poland

Poland: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 7.41 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
7.41 million hectares
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
10th
of 185 countries
All-time high
7.41 million hectares
in 2025
All-time low
6.81 million hectares
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Poland, 1990–2025

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M1990200720251990: 6.8M hectares1991: 6.8M hectares1992: 6.8M hectares1993: 6.9M hectares1994: 6.9M hectares1995: 6.9M hectares1996: 6.9M hectares1997: 6.9M hectares1998: 7.0M hectares1999: 7.0M hectares2000: 7.0M hectares2001: 7.0M hectares2002: 7.0M hectares2003: 7.1M hectares2004: 7.1M hectares2005: 7.1M hectares2006: 7.1M hectares2007: 7.2M hectares2008: 7.2M hectares2009: 7.2M hectares2010: 7.3M hectares2011: 7.3M hectares2012: 7.3M hectares2013: 7.3M hectares2014: 7.3M hectares2015: 7.3M hectares2016: 7.4M hectares2017: 7.4M hectares2018: 7.4M hectares2019: 7.4M hectares2020: 7.4M hectares2021: 7.4M hectares2022: 7.4M hectares2023: 7.4M hectares2024: 7.4M hectares2025: 7.4M hectares

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

Analysis

In 2025, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Poland stood at 7.41 million hectares. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Poland peaked at 7.41 million hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.81 million hectares, in 1990.

That places Poland 10th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6.89 million hectares 6.81 million hectares 6.97 million hectares 10
2000s 7.11 million hectares 6.99 million hectares 7.23 million hectares 10
2010s 7.33 million hectares 7.26 million hectares 7.38 million hectares 10
2020s 7.39 million hectares 7.38 million hectares 7.41 million hectares 6

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 7 Brazil 9.21 million hectares compare
  2. 8 Sweden 8.70 million hectares compare
  3. 9 Finland 7.84 million hectares compare
  4. 11 Germany 5.74 million hectares compare
  5. 12 Indonesia 5.48 million hectares compare
  6. 13 Ukraine 4.85 million hectares compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Poland?
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Poland was 7.41 million hectares 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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 7.41 million hectares in 2025.
What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 6.81 million hectares in 1990.
How does Poland rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
Poland ranks 10th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted
Unit
hectares
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
186 places, 6,421 data points, 1990–2025
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