Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Poland
Poland: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 90.69 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Poland, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Poland recorded 90.69 for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites 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, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Poland peaked at 90.69 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50.98, 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.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.98 | — |
| 2001 | 51.15 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 51.22 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 53.47 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 70.42 | +31.7% |
| 2005 | 70.54 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 70.54 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 83.77 | +18.8% |
| 2008 | 87.06 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 87.38 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 87.38 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 88.59 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 89.44 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 89.45 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 89.45 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 89.45 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 89.45 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 89.45 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 89.45 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 89.45 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 89.45 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 89.45 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 90.01 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 90.69 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 90.69 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 90.69 | +0.0% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 90.69 is above the median for high income countries, which is 52.48, 1.7× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Poland's 90.69 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 Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites 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% | 53.47 | 70.42 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.65 | 50.98 | 87.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.16 | 87.38 | 89.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.16 | 89.45 | 90.69 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More environment data for Poland
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0677 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.777 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.06 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 8.43 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Poland?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Poland was 90.69 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 90.69 in 2023.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.98 in 2000.
- How does Poland rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Poland ranks 17th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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