The article presents a spatial analysis and the assessment of the degree of financial means obtained from common agricultural policy intended for the afforestation of private land in Poland. Account has been taken of the" Afforestation of agricultural and non-agricultural land" measure implemented under the 2007-2013 Rural Development Programme. The analysis was conducted by voivodeships. It was proved that the implementation of the afforestation programme in farms varied strongly between regions. A high number of submitted requests were noted in different voivodeships – with different historical, socio-economic and environmental backgrounds. At the same time, the average area of afforested land proved to be dependent on the historically formed agricultural structure.