Acta Scientiarum Polonorum
Silvarum Colendarum Ratio et Industria Lignaria

Abstract The woodiness of Poland in the years 1990-2001 is presented by commune and causes of its spatial differences in the index are explained. An analysis is also made of changes in woodland area and their sources are identified. A significant element of the paper is the presentation of the possibility of an increase in the country’s woodiness level in the future. The research has shown that in more than one-fifth of the communes woodland occupies in excess of 40% of their total area, but there are also those where woodland is a mere 10%. It has also been established that over the years 1990-2001 significant changes occurred in the woodland area of Poland.