Italy vs Poland: Forest area

Italy

97,276 sq. km

in 2023

Poland

95,190 sq. km

in 2023

Italy rank

54th

Poland rank

56th

Forest area over time

Italy
Poland

How they compare

Italy currently reports 97,276 sq. km against 95,190 sq. km in Poland, a difference of 2,086 sq. km.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Poland ahead.

Globally, Italy ranks 54th and Poland ranks 56th of 214 countries.

Individual pages

Forest area in Italy
Forest area in Poland
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.