Percentage of territory controlled by government in Poland
Poland: Percentage of territory controlled by government was 100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of territory controlled by government in Poland, 1789–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Poland recorded 100 for percentage of territory controlled by government in 2025. That is the highest value across all 109 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of territory controlled by government in Poland peaked at 100 in 1789 and was at its lowest, 50, in 1792.
Poland ranks 1st of 171 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 109 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 1 |
| 1790s | 80 | 50 | 100 | 5 |
| 1910s | 58.8 | 51.88 | 65.71 | 2 |
| 1920s | 94.35 | 64.52 | 99.71 | 10 |
| 1930s | 99.86 | 99.86 | 99.86 | 9 |
| 1940s | 93.19 | 77.17 | 99.17 | 6 |
| 1950s | 99.17 | 99.17 | 99.17 | 10 |
| 1960s | 99.17 | 99.17 | 99.17 | 10 |
| 1970s | 99.17 | 99.17 | 99.17 | 10 |
| 1980s | 99.23 | 99.17 | 99.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 98.69 | 98.6 | 99.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.6 | 98.6 | 98.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.05 | 97.5 | 98.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.31 | 97.5 | 100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 1 Argentina 100 compare
- 1 Azerbaijan 100 compare
- 1 Barbados 100 compare
- 1 Belarus 100 compare
- 1 Croatia 100 compare
- 1 Dominican Republic 100 compare
- 1 El Salvador 100 compare
- 1 Estonia 100 compare
- 1 Finland 100 compare
- 1 Hungary 100 compare
- 1 Kazakhstan 100 compare
- 1 Lithuania 100 compare
- 1 Luxembourg 100 compare
- 1 Malta 100 compare
- 1 Sao Tome and Principe 100 compare
- 1 Slovakia 100 compare
- 1 Switzerland 100 compare
- 1 Taiwan 100 compare
- 3 Ireland 98.4 compare
More reference data data for Poland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.499 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8896 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 43.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.84 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of territory controlled by government in Poland?
- Percentage of territory controlled by government in Poland was 100 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest percentage of territory controlled by government recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 1789.
- What is the lowest percentage of territory controlled by government recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 in 1792.
- How does Poland rank for percentage of territory controlled by government?
- Poland ranks 1st out of 171 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of territory controlled by government rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Percentage of territory controlled by government. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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