Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Poland
Poland: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 22 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Poland, 1990–2025
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 230th of 240 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.33 % | — |
| 1991 | 23.29 % | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 23.24 % | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 23.19 % | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 23.15 % | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 23.1 % | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 23.06 % | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 23.01 % | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 22.97 % | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 22.92 % | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 22.88 % | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 22.81 % | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 22.74 % | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 22.67 % | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 22.61 % | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 22.54 % | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 22.47 % | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 22.41 % | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 22.34 % | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 22.28 % | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 22.21 % | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 22.17 % | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 22.13 % | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 22.09 % | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 22.04 % | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 22 % | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 22 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 22 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 22 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 22 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 22 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 22 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 22 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 22 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 22 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 22 % | +0.0% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 22 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 93.53 %, 24% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Poland's 22 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 74.76 %, 29% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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 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 230th out of 240 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
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.