Forest certified for sustainable use in Poland
Poland: Forest certified for sustainable use was 7.27 million thousands of hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest certified for sustainable use in Poland, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in thousands of hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest certified for sustainable use in Poland is 7.27 million thousands of hectares, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest certified for sustainable use in Poland peaked at 7.53 million thousands of hectares in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 thousands of hectares, in 1990.
Poland ranks 10th of 246 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Forest certified for sustainable use in Poland, year by year
| Year | thousands of hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 thousands of hectares | — |
| 2000 | 1.97 million thousands of hectares | — |
| 2005 | 6.98 million thousands of hectares | +253.5% |
| 2010 | 6.69 million thousands of hectares | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 7.41 million thousands of hectares | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 7.32 million thousands of hectares | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 7.26 million thousands of hectares | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 7.17 million thousands of hectares | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 7.37 million thousands of hectares | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 7.38 million thousands of hectares | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 7.20 million thousands of hectares | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 7.53 million thousands of hectares | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 7.33 million thousands of hectares | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 7.27 million thousands of hectares | -0.9% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 7.27 million thousands of hectares is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 300,570 thousands of hectares, 24.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest certified for sustainable use in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +253.5% | 1.97 million thousands of hectares | 6.98 million thousands of hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 thousands of hectares | 0 thousands of hectares | 0 thousands of hectares | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.48 million thousands of hectares | 1.97 million thousands of hectares | 6.98 million thousands of hectares | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.20 million thousands of hectares | 6.69 million thousands of hectares | 7.41 million thousands of hectares | 6 |
| 2020s | 7.34 million thousands of hectares | 7.20 million thousands of hectares | 7.53 million thousands of hectares | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 7 Brazil 9.92 million thousands of hectares compare
- 8 Germany 9.09 million thousands of hectares compare
- 9 Indonesia 7.83 million thousands of hectares compare
- 11 Norway 7.26 million thousands of hectares compare
- 12 Malaysia 6.80 million thousands of hectares compare
- 13 China 5.88 million thousands of hectares 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)
- 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 certified for sustainable use in Poland?
- Forest certified for sustainable use in Poland was 7.27 million thousands of hectares in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest certified for sustainable use recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 7.53 million thousands of hectares in 2022.
- What is the lowest forest certified for sustainable use recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 thousands of hectares in 1990.
- How does Poland rank for forest certified for sustainable use?
- Poland ranks 10th out of 246 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest certified for sustainable use rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest certified for sustainable use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Forest area certified under an independently verified certification scheme (thousands of hectares).