Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Poland
Poland: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 90.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Poland, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Poland recorded 90.7% for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Poland peaked at 90.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 51.0%, in 2000.
Poland ranks 17th of 240 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.0% | — |
| 2001 | 51.1% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 51.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 53.5% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 70.4% | +31.7% |
| 2005 | 70.5% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 70.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 83.8% | +18.8% |
| 2008 | 87.1% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 87.4% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 87.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 88.6% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 89.4% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 89.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 89.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 89.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 89.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 89.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 89.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 89.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 89.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 89.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 90.0% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 90.7% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 90.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 90.7% | +0.0% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 90.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 52.5%, 1.7× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Poland's 90.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 66.6%, 1.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +31.7% | 53.5% | 70.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.7% | 51.0% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.2% | 87.4% | 89.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.2% | 89.5% | 90.7% | 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)
- 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 share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Poland?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Poland was 90.7% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 90.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.0% in 2000.
- How does Poland rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Poland ranks 17th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).