{"id":5979,"date":"2026-06-30T09:49:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T09:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/?p=5979"},"modified":"2026-06-30T09:49:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T09:49:12","slug":"forestry-in-poland-2025-more-forests-less-timber-harvested-80688","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/forestry-in-poland-2025-more-forests-less-timber-harvested-80688\/","title":{"rendered":"Forestry in Poland 2025: More Forests, Less Timber Harvested"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Forests covered 9.29 million hectares in Poland at the end of 2025, accounting for 29.6% of the country\u2019s area. While forest land expanded slightly year on year, total timber harvest declined by 3.5% to 39.8 million cubic metres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!-- ============ FORESTRY IN POLAND 2025 \u2014 CEO.com.pl (EN) ============ -->\n<!-- Self-contained WordPress Custom HTML block. CSS prefix: for25. 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At the same time, total timber harvest declined by 3.5% to 39,764.6 thousand m\u00b3, with large-sized wood down 3.7% to 37,992.1 thousand m\u00b3.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"for25-meta\">Source: Forestry in 2025, Statistics Poland (GUS), released 30 June 2026. Area figures as of 31 December 2025.<\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"for25-kpis\">\n    <div class=\"for25-kpi\"><div class=\"v\">9,290.8 k ha<\/div><div class=\"l\">forest area (forest cover 29.6%)<\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"for25-kpi\"><div class=\"v\">39,764.6 k m\u00b3<\/div><div class=\"l\">total timber harvest (\u22123.5% y\/y)<\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"for25-kpi\"><div class=\"v\">80.9%<\/div><div class=\"l\">share of public forests (State Forests \u2014 77.1%)<\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"for25-kpi\"><div class=\"v\">42.3%<\/div><div class=\"l\">share of protective forests in forest area<\/div><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <p>Statistics Poland (GUS) has published data on the state of forestry in 2025. As of 31 December 2025, forest land covered 9,489.5 thousand ha, of which forests accounted for 9,290.8 thousand ha. Measured against the standard used for international comparisons, which includes land associated with forest management, the share of forest land in the country&#8217;s land area reached 31.0%. Forest area has been rising steadily \u2014 in 2025 it grew by 1.8 thousand ha. Forest area per capita stood at 0.249 ha.<\/p>\n\n  <div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/forestry-in-poland-2025-more-forests-less-timber-harvested-80688\/#Forest_ownership_structure\" >Forest ownership structure<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/forestry-in-poland-2025-more-forests-less-timber-harvested-80688\/#Forest_ownership_structure_2025\" >Forest ownership structure (2025)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/forestry-in-poland-2025-more-forests-less-timber-harvested-80688\/#Timber_harvest\" >Timber harvest<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/forestry-in-poland-2025-more-forests-less-timber-harvested-80688\/#Timber_harvest_%E2%80%94_2024_vs_2025\" >Timber harvest \u2014 2024 vs 2025<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/forestry-in-poland-2025-more-forests-less-timber-harvested-80688\/#Non-wood_use_of_forests\" >Non-wood use of forests<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/forestry-in-poland-2025-more-forests-less-timber-harvested-80688\/#Procurement_of_forest_fruits_mushrooms_and_game_animals_%E2%80%94_2024_vs_2025\" >Procurement of forest fruits, mushrooms and game animals \u2014 2024 vs 2025<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/forestry-in-poland-2025-more-forests-less-timber-harvested-80688\/#Key_findings\" >Key findings<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Forest_ownership_structure\"><\/span>Forest ownership structure<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>Public ownership predominates in the structure of forests, accounting for 80.9% of forest area. The State Forests National Forest Holding managed 77.1% of total forest area, national parks covered 2.0%, while municipal ownership and other public forests accounted for 0.9% each. Private forests occupied 19.1% of the area. Protective forests, which serve non-productive functions, covered 3,930.6 thousand ha, or 42.3% of the country&#8217;s forest area.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"for25-chartbox\">\n    <h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Forest_ownership_structure_2025\"><\/span>Forest ownership structure (2025)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n    <p class=\"sub\">Share of total forest area (%). As of 31 December 2025.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"for25-canvas\" style=\"height:320px;\"><canvas id=\"for25-c1\"><\/canvas><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <table>\n    <thead><tr><th>Item (thousand ha)<\/th><th class=\"num\">2024<\/th><th class=\"num\">2025<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n      <tr class=\"hl\"><td>Forests, total<\/td><td class=\"num\">9,289.0<\/td><td class=\"num\">9,290.8<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>public<\/td><td class=\"num\">7,513.5<\/td><td class=\"num\">7,520.7<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>of which managed by State Forests<\/td><td class=\"num\">7,152.4<\/td><td class=\"num\">7,159.8<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>private<\/td><td class=\"num\">1,775.6<\/td><td class=\"num\">1,770.2<\/td><\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Timber_harvest\"><\/span>Timber harvest<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>In 2025, 39,764.6 thousand m\u00b3 of wood was harvested, including 37,992.1 thousand m\u00b3 of large-sized wood and 1,772.4 thousand m\u00b3 of small-sized wood. Of the total large-sized wood volume, 95.5% was cut in forests managed by the State Forests and 3.3% in private forests. Compared with 2024, total timber harvest fell by 3.5%, large-sized wood by 3.7% and small-sized wood by 0.2%. Large-sized wood harvest per hectare of forest stood at 4.09 m\u00b3 (against 4.25 m\u00b3 a year earlier), and 1.02 m\u00b3 per capita.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"for25-chartbox\">\n    <h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Timber_harvest_%E2%80%94_2024_vs_2025\"><\/span>Timber harvest \u2014 2024 vs 2025<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n    <p class=\"sub\">In thousand m\u00b3.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"for25-canvas\" style=\"height:330px;\"><canvas id=\"for25-c2\"><\/canvas><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <table>\n    <thead><tr><th>Item (thousand m\u00b3)<\/th><th class=\"num\">2024<\/th><th class=\"num\">2025<\/th><th class=\"num\">Change y\/y<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n      <tr class=\"hl\"><td>TOTAL<\/td><td class=\"num\">41,222.9<\/td><td class=\"num\">39,764.6<\/td><td class=\"num\"><span class=\"for25-badge neg\">\u22123.5%<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>Large-sized wood<\/td><td class=\"num\">39,447.4<\/td><td class=\"num\">37,992.1<\/td><td class=\"num\"><span class=\"for25-badge neg\">\u22123.7%<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>Small-sized wood<\/td><td class=\"num\">1,775.6<\/td><td class=\"num\">1,772.4<\/td><td class=\"num\"><span class=\"for25-badge neg\">\u22120.2%<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Non-wood_use_of_forests\"><\/span>Non-wood use of forests<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>Under non-wood use of forests, in 2025 the procurement of forest fruits reached 0.9 thousand t (47.8% less than in 2024) and forest mushrooms 2.6 thousand t (35.0% less). The procurement of game animals amounted to 10.8 thousand t and was 16.0% higher than a year earlier, with deer accounting for 53.0% of that volume.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"for25-chartbox\">\n    <h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Procurement_of_forest_fruits_mushrooms_and_game_animals_%E2%80%94_2024_vs_2025\"><\/span>Procurement of forest fruits, mushrooms and game animals \u2014 2024 vs 2025<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n    <p class=\"sub\">In tonnes.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"for25-canvas\" style=\"height:320px;\"><canvas id=\"for25-c3\"><\/canvas><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <table>\n    <thead><tr><th>Item (t)<\/th><th class=\"num\">2024<\/th><th class=\"num\">2025<\/th><th class=\"num\">Change y\/y<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n      <tr><td>Forest fruits<\/td><td class=\"num\">1,751<\/td><td class=\"num\">914<\/td><td class=\"num\"><span class=\"for25-badge neg\">\u221247.8%<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>Forest mushrooms<\/td><td class=\"num\">4,001<\/td><td class=\"num\">2,601<\/td><td class=\"num\"><span class=\"for25-badge neg\">\u221235.0%<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>Game animals<\/td><td class=\"num\">9,288<\/td><td class=\"num\">10,772<\/td><td class=\"num\"><span class=\"for25-badge\">+16.0%<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\n\n  <div class=\"for25-callout\">\n    <p>Poland&#8217;s forest area <strong>continues to grow<\/strong> \u2014 in 2025 it expanded by 1.8 thousand ha, while forest cover held at 29.6%. The ownership structure remains dominated by public forests (80.9%), including those managed by the State Forests (77.1%).<\/p>\n    <p>On the economic side, the data show a <strong>decline in timber harvest<\/strong> of 3.5% and markedly lower procurement of forest fruits and mushrooms. Procurement of game animals moved in the opposite direction, rising by 16.0%.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"for25-takeaways\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Key_findings\"><\/span>Key findings<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <ul>\n      <li>Forests covered 9,290.8 thousand ha (29.6% of the country&#8217;s area) and were 1.8 thousand ha larger than in 2024.<\/li>\n      <li>Public forests accounted for 80.9% of the area, including 77.1% managed by the State Forests; private forests made up 19.1%.<\/li>\n      <li>Protective forests covered 42.3% of forest area (3,930.6 thousand ha).<\/li>\n      <li>Total timber harvest fell by 3.5% to 39,764.6 thousand m\u00b3, and large-sized wood by 3.7% to 37,992.1 thousand m\u00b3.<\/li>\n      <li>Procurement of forest fruits dropped by 47.8% and mushrooms by 35.0%, while procurement of game animals rose by 16.0%.<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <p class=\"for25-foot\">Source: Statistics Poland (GUS). 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While forest land expanded slightly year on year, total timber harvest declined by 3.5% to 39.8 million cubic metres. Environment \u00b7 Forest economy Forestry in Poland in 2025: forest area expanded again, while timber harvest fell [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5980,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Poland\u2019s forests continued to expand in 2025, reaching 9.29 million hectares and covering nearly 30% of the country.\n\nNew Statistics Poland data also show a change on the economic side of forestry: total timber harvest fell by 3.5% year on year, while the collection of forest fruits and mushrooms dropped sharply. 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