Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — Poland

Protected areas in Poland in 2025 — 38.1%. Ranked 16 in the world out of 213. Since 2013, the indicator has risen by 3.9 pp.

2025 38.1% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 16of 213
Period maximum 38.2%2024
Period minimum 29.3%2014

Trend over time

2013–2025 · % of territory

Protected areas — Poland, 2013–202527.53032.53537.54020132015201720192021202320252013: 34.2%2014: 29.3%2015: 29.3%2016: 38%2017: 38.1%2018: 38.1%2019: 38.1%2020: 38%2021: 38%2022: 38%2023: 38%2024: 38.2%2025: 38.1%
Change over the period: +3.9 pp Annual average: 0.33 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Poland

Poland 38.1%
World 16.98%
Protected areas — Poland, by year Poland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 38.1 −0.1 pp
2024 38.2 +0.2 pp
2023 38 +0 pp
2022 38 +0 pp
2021 38 +0 pp
2020 38 −0.1 pp
2019 38.1 +0 pp
2018 38.1 +0 pp
2017 38.1 +0.1 pp
2016 38 +8.7 pp
2015 29.3 +0 pp
2014 29.3 −4.9 pp
2013 34.2

About the indicator

The share of terrestrial and marine protected areas in the total area of a country: national parks, nature reserves, natural monuments, sanctuaries and other IUCN categories. The target set by the Kunming-Montreal framework is 30 percent of land and sea under protection by 2030.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by total area rather than land area: protected areas include marine waters as well.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.