Forest land — Area in Poland
Poland: Forest land — Area was 9,495 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in Poland, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Poland is 9,495 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Poland peaked at 9,495 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8,882 1000 ha, in 1990.
Poland ranks 64th of 249 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Poland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8,882 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 8,900 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 8,917 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 8,935 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 8,953 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 8,970 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 8,988 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 9,006 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 9,024 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 9,041 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 9,059 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 9,086 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 9,113 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 9,140 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 9,167 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 9,194 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 9,221 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 9,248 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 9,275 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 9,302 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 9,329 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 9,347 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 9,365 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 9,384 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 9,402 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 9,420 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 9,429 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 9,438 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 9,447 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 9,455 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 9,464 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 9,470 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 9,477 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 9,483 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 9,489 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 9,495 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 9,495 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 576.21 1000 ha, 16.5× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Poland's 9,495 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,216 1000 ha, 4.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,962 1000 ha | 8,882 1000 ha | 9,041 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,180 1000 ha | 9,059 1000 ha | 9,302 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,402 1000 ha | 9,329 1000 ha | 9,455 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,480 1000 ha | 9,464 1000 ha | 9,495 1000 ha | 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 forest land — area in Poland?
- Forest land — area in Poland was 9,495 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 9,495 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,882 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Poland rank for forest land — area?
- Poland ranks 64th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area 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, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.