Environment in Poland

124 indicators covering environment for Poland.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.11 Percentage change 2025 up 51.7% 1917th
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.02 Percentage change 2025 up 51.9% 2018th
Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.9 Percentage change 2024 down 552.3% 385th
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.96 Percentage change 2024 down 367.8% 542nd
Land use hidden — Total area, annual growth rate 0.3869 % change on previous year 2023 — 3rd
Land use hidden — Cropland, annual growth rate 0.0087 % change on previous year 2023 up 100.8% 65th
Land use hidden — Land area, annual growth rate 0.0588 % change on previous year 2023 up 1,900.8% 5th
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, annual growth rate 14.56 % change on previous year 2023 — 2nd
Land use hidden — Other areas, annual growth rate -5.46 % change on previous year 2023 down 467.9% 212th
Land use hidden — Other areas 65,480 Square kilometres 2023 down 4.1% 6th
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 30,140 Square kilometres 2023 down 6.0% 7th
Land use hidden — Land area 306,270 Square kilometres 2023 up 0.0% 7th
Land use hidden — Cropland 115,460 Square kilometres 2023 up 3.1% 7th
Land use hidden — Total area 313,930 Square kilometres 2023 up 0.4% 7th
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest 20,540 Square kilometres 2023 unchanged 6th
Land use hidden — Planted Forest 73,660 Square kilometres 2023 unchanged 1st
Land use hidden — Forest 95,190 Square kilometres 2023 up 1.4% 7th
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 4.51 Percentage of agricultural land area 2022 down 0.2% 983rd
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 3.19 Percentage of GDP 2022 down 6.2% 40th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 0.1638 Percentage of GDP 2021 down 9.0% 35th
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture 6,915 Square kilometres 2024 up 5.1% 1st
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications 508.37 Patents 2023 up 42.0% 5th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 14,461 Hectares 2020 up 0.1% 37th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 10,921 Hectares 2020 up 0.8% 35th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 11,271 Hectares 2020 up 0.5% 37th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 9,483 Hectares 2020 up 1.7% 36th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 30,613 Hectares 2020 down 0.0% 38th
Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture 6,360 Square kilometres 2023 down 5.1% 1st
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants 114.33 Patents 2022 down 38.4% 5th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 450.13 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 down 0.1% 5th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 721.21 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 down 11.6% 2nd
Road, rail and navigable inland waterways networks by NUTS 2 region 335 Kilometre 2024 down 0.3% 9th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 29 - National wealth 29.66 US dollar 2018 up 17.4% 37th
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 16,421 Square kilometres 2022 up 1.0% 155th
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 3,451 Square kilometres 2022 up 14.0% 75th
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 6,742 Square kilometres 2022 up 64.1% 79th
Water accounts - assets — Precipitations 201.12 Cubic metres 2024 unchanged 2nd
Water accounts - assets — Evaporation and actual evapotranspiration 150.8 Cubic metres 2024 unchanged 2nd
Water accounts - assets — Inflows from other territories 7.5 Cubic metres 2024 unchanged 6th
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste 115.81 Index 2024 up 37.1% 3rd
Inland fisheries 19,114 Tonnes 2022 up 2.2% 2nd
Freshwater - abstractions — Public water supply 1,605 Cubic metres 2024 up 13.4% 2nd
Wastewater - connection rates to treatment — Public total treatment 76.24 Percentage of population 2024 up 6.8% 5th
Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land 11,541 Hectares 2024 up 2.4% 3rd
Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area 14,172 Hectares 2024 down 1.7% 4th
Agricultural land area — Arable land 11,187 Hectares 2024 up 2.7% 3rd
Agricultural land area — Permanent pasture 2,611 Hectares 2024 down 16.3% 4th
Agricultural land area — Permanent crops 354.07 Hectares 2024 down 5.8% 3rd
Marine landings — National landings in domestic ports 87,024 Tonnes 2022 down 12.0% 6th
Marine landings — Total landings 163,733 Tonnes 2022 up 38.1% 6th
Electricity production capacities for renewables and wastes 2,276 Megawatt 2024 down 3.7% 24th
Greenhouse gas emissions by source sector 316,411 Thousand tonnes 2024 down 5.2% 4th
Net greenhouse gas emissions of the Land use, Land use change and -24,623 Thousand tonnes of CO2 equivalent 2024 up 45.8% 32nd
Domestic net greenhouse gas emissions 316.4 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent 2024 down 5.2% 4th
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Forest land -40,301 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 6.6% 10th
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Cropland -3,241 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 1.6% 12th
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Grassland -347.49 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 276.5% 11th
Renewable freshwater resources 227,853 Million cubic metres 2024 up 14.0% 11th
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Forest land 108.33 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 29.4% 6th
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Forest land 8.3 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 9.6% 8th