Share global forest in Poland
Poland: Share global forest was 0.2293 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.2293
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
55th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.2293
in 2025
All-time low
0.2045
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Poland, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global forest in Poland is 0.2293, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Poland peaked at 0.2293 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2045, in 1990.
Poland ranks 55th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2045 | — |
| 1991 | 0.2054 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2063 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2072 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2082 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2091 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.21 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.211 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2119 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2129 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2138 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2146 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2155 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2163 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2171 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2179 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2188 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2196 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2204 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2212 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2221 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2227 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2233 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.224 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2246 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2253 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2257 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2261 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2264 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2268 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2272 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2276 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2281 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2285 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2289 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.2293 | +0.2% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.2293 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0105, 21.8× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.2293 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0513, 4.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2087 | 0.2045 | 0.2129 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2175 | 0.2138 | 0.2212 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2247 | 0.2221 | 0.2268 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2283 | 0.2272 | 0.2293 | 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 share global forest in Poland?
- Share global forest in Poland was 0.2293 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2293 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2045 in 1990.
- How does Poland rank for share global forest?
- Poland ranks 55th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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