Forestland — Area in Poland
Poland: Forestland — Area was 9,495 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Area in Poland, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Poland recorded 9,495 1000 ha for forestland — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area in Poland peaked at 9,495 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8,882 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Poland 50th out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area in Poland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8,882 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 8,900 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 8,917 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 8,935 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 8,953 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 8,970 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 8,988 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 9,006 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 9,024 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 9,041 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 9,059 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 9,086 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 9,113 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 9,140 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 9,167 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 9,194 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 9,221 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 9,248 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 9,275 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 9,302 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 9,329 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 9,347 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 9,365 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 9,384 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 9,402 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 9,420 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 9,429 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 9,438 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 9,447 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 9,455 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 9,464 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 9,470 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 9,477 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 9,483 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 9,489 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 9,495 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 9,495 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 380.32 1000 ha, 25.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Poland's 9,495 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,087 1000 ha, 4.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,962 1000 ha | 8,882 1000 ha | 9,041 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,180 1000 ha | 9,059 1000 ha | 9,302 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,402 1000 ha | 9,329 1000 ha | 9,455 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,480 1000 ha | 9,464 1000 ha | 9,495 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More climate change data for Poland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.05 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 19,935 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,534 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,401 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 550.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,175 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,089 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 86.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 26.75 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area in Poland?
- Forestland — area in Poland was 9,495 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 9,495 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forestland — area recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,882 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Poland rank for forestland — area?
- Poland ranks 50th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forestland — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).