Forest area in Poland
Forests covered 31.0% of the land area of Poland in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Poland, 2024
31.0%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
European Union, 2023
40.1%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
34.8%
Position in 2024
110th of 209
Forest area in Poland over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Poland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 31.0% | – |
| 2023 | 31.0% | 40.1% |
| 2022 | 31.0% | 40.0% |
| 2021 | 30.9% | 40.0% |
| 2020 | 30.9% | 39.9% |
| 2019 | 30.9% | 39.9% |
| 2018 | 30.9% | 39.8% |
| 2017 | 30.8% | 39.8% |
| 2016 | 30.8% | 39.7% |
| 2015 | 30.8% | 39.7% |
| 2014 | 30.7% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | 30.6% | 39.5% |
| 2012 | 30.6% | 39.4% |
| 2011 | 30.5% | 39.4% |
| 2010 | 30.5% | 39.3% |
| 2009 | 30.4% | 39.2% |
| 2008 | 30.3% | 39.1% |
| 2007 | 30.2% | 38.9% |
| 2006 | 30.1% | 38.8% |
| 2005 | 30.0% | 38.7% |
| 2004 | 29.9% | 38.6% |
| 2003 | 29.8% | 38.4% |
| 2002 | 29.8% | 38.3% |
| 2001 | 29.7% | 38.2% |
| 2000 | 29.6% | 38.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 31.0% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 30.7%, the figure has changed by +0.3 percentage points.
- Among the 209 countries with data for 2024, Poland has the 110th highest value.