Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre in Poland
Poland: Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 15.5%
World rank
45th
of 139 countries
All-time high
0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2004
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre in Poland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Poland recorded 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre for inland waters — area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.5% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area, per square kilometre in Poland peaked at 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2004.
That places Poland 45th out of 139 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre in Poland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +15.5% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 42 Nepal 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 43 Botswana 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 44 Cambodia 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 46 Greece 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 47 Belarus 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 48 Germany 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -4.67 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area, per square kilometre in Poland?
- Inland waters — area, per square kilometre in Poland was 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest inland waters — area, per square kilometre recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area, per square kilometre recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does Poland rank for inland waters — area, per square kilometre?
- Poland ranks 45th out of 139 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inland waters — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Inland waters — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Inland waters — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Inland waters — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Inland waters — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.