Goal 11 - Sustainable cities & communities

Priority for Poland - Enhancement of cities and urbanised areas' capability for sustainable development and workplace creation as well as improvement of quality of life of their inhabitants by taking into account the need to increase green areas, water areas and ventilation corridors in urban development plans

Indicator 11.1.b - Share of strolling-recreational parks and green areas in the total area of the city

Data
Metadata

Unit: percent [%]
Source of data: Statistics Poland

Information about indicator

Name of the indicator	11.1.b Share of strolling-recreational parks and green areas in the total area of the city
Sustainable Development Goal	Goal 11. Sustainable cities and communities
Priority	Enhancement of cities and urbanised areas' capability for sustainable development and workplace creation as well as improvement of quality of life of their inhabitants by taking into account the need to increase green areas, water areas and ventilation corridors in urban development plans
Definition	Proportion of city area covered by parks and small urban green spaces.
Unit	percent [%]
Available dimensions	total
Methodological explanations	Parks are green areas of at least 2 hectares, comprising high and low vegetation, developed and maintained for public recreational use and equipped with visitor infrastructure such as paths, benches, and playgrounds. They include internal water bodies and publicly accessible areas for water-based recreation, sports, and games. Small urban green spaces are publicly accessible green areas under 2 hectares with a dominant recreational function, including green areas associated with public buildings and monuments, boulevards, promenades, and publicly accessible recreational sports and water-related areas. They may consist of lawns, flowerbeds, trees, and shrubs forming landscaped urban green compositions.
Source of data	Statistics Poland
Data availability	Annual data; since 2010
Notes
Data updated on	05-08-2026
Metadata updated on	05-08-2026