Forest area in Poland

Forest area in Poland was 31% in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 19th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

202431%
Change on 20230 pts
Rank19th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high312024
Series low291990

Forest area in Poland, 1990 to 2024

28.52929.53030.53131.5199019952000200520102015202020241990: 29 %1991: 29.1 %1992: 29.1 %1993: 29.2 %1994: 29.2 %1995: 29.3 %1996: 29.3 %1997: 29.4 %1998: 29.5 %1999: 29.5 %2000: 29.6 %2001: 29.7 %2002: 29.8 %2003: 29.8 %2004: 29.9 %2005: 30 %2006: 30.1 %2007: 30.2 %2008: 30.3 %2009: 30.4 %2010: 30.5 %2011: 30.5 %2012: 30.6 %2013: 30.6 %2014: 30.7 %2015: 30.8 %2016: 30.8 %2017: 30.8 %2018: 30.9 %2019: 30.9 %2020: 30.9 %2021: 30.9 %2022: 31 %2023: 31 %2024: 31 %
%. Source: World Bank, Forest area, % of land area (AG.LND.FRST.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 35 values
Period%
202431
202331
202231
202130.9
202030.9
201930.9
201830.9
201730.8
201630.8
201530.8
201430.7
201330.6
201230.6
201130.5
201030.5
200930.4
200830.3
200730.2
200630.1
200530
200429.9
200329.8
200229.8
200129.7
200029.6
199929.5
199829.5
199729.4
199629.3
199529.3
199429.2
199329.2
199229.1
199129.1
199029

Rankings

Definition

Share of land area under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters, productive or not, excluding tree stands in agricultural production systems and trees in urban parks and gardens. World Bank series from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

A share of land area, not of total area. For the area itself see land_area.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Forest area, % of land area (AG.LND.FRST.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/AG.LND.FRST.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the forest share of land area in Poland?

Forest area in Poland was 31% in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 19th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Forest area, % of land area (AG.LND.FRST.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest forest share of land area in Poland?

31% in 2024, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

Forest area elsewhere in European Union (27)

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