Americas vs Australia: Forest area certified under an independently verified certification
Americas
225,404 ha th
in 2024
Australia
17,321 ha th
in 2024
Americas rank
3rd
Australia rank
5th
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification over time
- Americas
- Australia
How they compare
Americas currently reports 225,404 ha th against 17,321 ha th in Australia, a difference of 208,083 ha th.
That makes Americas's figure about 13.0 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Americas ranks 3rd and Australia ranks 5th of 13 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Australia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | — |
| 2000s | 75,049 ha th | 2,839 ha th | 72,210 ha th | Americas |
| 2010s | 217,551 ha th | 15,423 ha th | 202,128 ha th | Americas |
| 2020s | 221,037 ha th | 17,091 ha th | 203,946 ha th | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area certified under an independently verified certification, Americas or Australia?
- Americas, at 225,404 ha th against 17,321 ha th in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest area certified under an independently verified certification between Americas and Australia?
- 208,083 ha th, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Australia?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Australia rank globally for forest area certified under an independently verified certification?
- Americas ranks 3rd and Australia ranks 5th of 13 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area certified under an independently verified certification scheme (thousands of hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.