Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Poland

Poland: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was -8,257 kt in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
-8,257 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
200th
of 223 countries
All-time high
-8,257 kt
in 2021
All-time low
-81,910 kt
in 2001
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Poland, 1990–2025

-80.0k-60.0k-40.0k-20.0k01990200720251990: -26.7k kt1991: -26.7k kt1992: -26.7k kt1993: -26.7k kt1994: -26.7k kt1995: -26.7k kt1996: -26.7k kt1997: -26.7k kt1998: -26.7k kt1999: -26.7k kt2000: -26.7k kt2001: -81.9k kt2002: -81.9k kt2003: -81.9k kt2004: -81.9k kt2005: -81.9k kt2006: -81.9k kt2007: -81.9k kt2008: -81.9k kt2009: -81.9k kt2010: -81.9k kt2011: -43.2k kt2012: -43.2k kt2013: -43.2k kt2014: -43.2k kt2015: -43.2k kt2016: -29.8k kt2017: -29.8k kt2018: -29.8k kt2019: -29.8k kt2020: -29.8k kt2021: -8.3k kt2022: -8.3k kt2023: -8.3k kt2024: -8.3k kt2025: -8.3k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Poland recorded -8,257 kt for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

That represents a change of up 80.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Poland peaked at -8,257 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, -81,910 kt, in 2001.

That places Poland 200th out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Poland, 1990 to 2025.
Year kt Change
1990 -26,690 kt
1991 -26,690 kt -0.0%
1992 -26,690 kt -0.0%
1993 -26,690 kt -0.0%
1994 -26,690 kt -0.0%
1995 -26,690 kt -0.0%
1996 -26,690 kt -0.0%
1997 -26,690 kt -0.0%
1998 -26,690 kt -0.0%
1999 -26,690 kt -0.0%
2000 -26,690 kt -0.0%
2001 -81,910 kt +206.9%
2002 -81,910 kt -0.0%
2003 -81,910 kt -0.0%
2004 -81,910 kt -0.0%
2005 -81,910 kt -0.0%
2006 -81,910 kt -0.0%
2007 -81,910 kt -0.0%
2008 -81,910 kt -0.0%
2009 -81,910 kt -0.0%
2010 -81,910 kt -0.0%
2011 -43,157 kt -47.3%
2012 -43,157 kt -0.0%
2013 -43,157 kt -0.0%
2014 -43,157 kt -0.0%
2015 -43,157 kt -0.0%
2016 -29,795 kt -31.0%
2017 -29,795 kt -0.0%
2018 -29,795 kt -0.0%
2019 -29,795 kt -0.0%
2020 -29,795 kt -0.0%
2021 -8,257 kt -72.3%
2022 -8,257 kt -0.0%
2023 -8,257 kt -0.0%
2024 -8,257 kt -0.0%
2025 -8,257 kt -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -26,690 kt -26,690 kt -26,690 kt 10
2000s -76,388 kt -81,910 kt -26,690 kt 10
2010s -41,687 kt -81,910 kt -29,795 kt 10
2020s -11,847 kt -29,795 kt -8,257 kt 6

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 197 Austria -5,097 kt compare
  2. 198 Congo -7,084 kt compare
  3. 199 Romania -7,883 kt compare
  4. 201 New Zealand -8,492 kt compare
  5. 202 Ukraine -11,829 kt compare
  6. 203 Rwanda -12,738 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Poland?
Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Poland was -8,257 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was -8,257 kt in 2021.
What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was -81,910 kt in 2001.
How does Poland rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
Poland ranks 200th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 80.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).