Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Poland
Poland: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) was -8,257 kt in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Poland, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Poland is -8,257 kt, measured 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, forestland — 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 210th out of 243 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.
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Poland, year by year
| 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% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's -8,257 kt is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -220 kt, 37.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 207 Congo -7,590 kt compare
- 208 Sudan (former) -7,594 kt compare
- 209 Lao People's Democratic Republic -7,633 kt compare
- 211 Nigeria -8,409 kt compare
- 212 New Zealand -8,492 kt compare
- 213 Thailand -8,503 kt compare
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 — net emissions/removals (co2) in Poland?
- Forestland — 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 forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was -8,257 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was -81,910 kt in 2001.
- How does Poland rank for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Poland ranks 210th out of 243 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — 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 Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). 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).