Temporal trend of green areas in Poland between 2004 and 2012

The study showed that in 2004 the ratio of green areas without forest was 0.25%, while in 2012 it was 0.28% of the total area of the country. The forested land accounted for 29.6% and 30.6% of the whole country in 2004 and 2012, respectively. Considering the structure of green areas without forests in 2012 in Poland, it was found out that 29% of their total area was occupied by green areas of housing estates, 26% by recreational parks, 20% by cemeteries, 14% by street greenery and 11% by lawns. In the light of the study it was stated that in the analysed period (2004-2012) an upward trend occurred in Poland in terms of dynamics of changes in the size of green areas, both with and without forests (increase by 13.2% and 2.3%, respectively).