Climate1990–2023percent

Forest area

Name: Forest area
Creator: World Bank Open Data
License: https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/public-licenses

Share of forest area in total land area. Poland recorded a modest increase, whereas the global average fell from 33% to 31%.

31.1%Poland · 2023

World Bank Open DataPublished by source: 2026-07-13

Saved data version: retrieved 2026-09-15, ID 9cfd9ca9565bWarehouse version at build: v45

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Poland: 1990–2023; observations: 34; missing years: 0

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29.0→31.1

Total change: +2.1 pp
Period: 1990–2023

Poland: 29.0 (1990) → 31.1 (2023). Difference: +2.1 pp. Peak value of 31.1 in 2023; lowest value of 29.0 in 1990.

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Forest area — Poland
Year	Country	Value
2023	Poland	31.1%
2022	Poland	31.1%
2021	Poland	31%
2020	Poland	31%
2019	Poland	30.9%
2018	Poland	30.9%
2017	Poland	30.9%
2016	Poland	30.8%
2015	Poland	30.8%
2014	Poland	30.7%
2013	Poland	30.6%
2012	Poland	30.6%
2011	Poland	30.5%
2010	Poland	30.5%
2009	Poland	30.4%
2008	Poland	30.3%
2007	Poland	30.2%
2006	Poland	30.1%
2005	Poland	30%
2004	Poland	29.9%

Source: World Bank Open Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0
Published by source: 2026-07-13
Retrieved: 2026-09-15
Indicator code in source: AG.LND.FRST.ZS
Unit of measure: percent
Data version: v45

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Longseries, “Forest area”. World Bank Open Data (AG.LND.FRST.ZS), 1990–2023, Brazil, China, Czechia, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, India, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, United States, World. Retrieved 2026-09-15. CC BY 4.0. Data version v45. Data SHA-256: 9cfd9ca9565b9f0d9f0c9036de9bf9f569198c2309225b1c06a6953cf312ace8. https://longseries.com/en/d/forest-share/

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Extremes among countries with the same observation year: for 2023: highest — Sweden; lowest — Netherlands

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15 places — sorted by value, highest first
Country
Highest value in the comparable yearSweden	2023	68.7%68.7%
Japan	2023	68.4%68.4%
Brazil	2023	59%59%
Spain	2023	37.2%37.2%
Czechia	2023	34.8%34.8%
United States	2023	33.9%33.9%
Italy	2023	32.9%32.9%
Germany	2023	32.7%32.7%

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About this series

Forest as % of land area, 1990–2023.

Indicator definition

Forest area as a percentage of total land area.

How to read the data

Forest cover in Poland expanded from 29% to 31%, stands near 33% in Germany and the US, but globally fell from 33% to 31%. Regional forest growth takes place alongside net deforestation globally. Emissions: CO₂ per person.

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