Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Poland

Poland: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 22 % in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
22 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
213th
of 222 countries
All-time high
23.33 %
in 1990
All-time low
22 %
in 2015
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Poland, 1990–2025

05101520251990200720251990: 23.3 %1991: 23.3 %1992: 23.2 %1993: 23.2 %1994: 23.1 %1995: 23.1 %1996: 23.1 %1997: 23 %1998: 23 %1999: 22.9 %2000: 22.9 %2001: 22.8 %2002: 22.7 %2003: 22.7 %2004: 22.6 %2005: 22.5 %2006: 22.5 %2007: 22.4 %2008: 22.3 %2009: 22.3 %2010: 22.2 %2011: 22.2 %2012: 22.1 %2013: 22.1 %2014: 22 %2015: 22 %2016: 22 %2017: 22 %2018: 22 %2019: 22 %2020: 22 %2021: 22 %2022: 22 %2023: 22 %2024: 22 %2025: 22 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Poland is 22 %, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Poland peaked at 23.33 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 22 %, in 2015.

Poland ranks 213th of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23.13 % 22.92 % 23.33 % 10
2000s 22.57 % 22.28 % 22.88 % 10
2010s 22.06 % 22 % 22.21 % 10
2020s 22 % 22 % 22 % 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Poland?
Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Poland was 22 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 23.33 % in 1990.
What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 22 % in 2015.
How does Poland rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
Poland ranks 213th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 data points, 1990–2025
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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.