Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Poland
Poland: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 33.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Poland, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Poland is 33.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Poland peaked at 33.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1990.
Poland ranks 45th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 3.2% | 33.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 33.8% | 33.9% | 2 |
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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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.1363 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0016 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -0.8413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.0049 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 3.45 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.30 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Poland?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Poland was 33.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 33.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1990.
- How does Poland rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Poland ranks 45th out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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