Americas vs Canada: Forest area certified under an independently verified certification
Americas
225,404 ha th
in 2024
Canada
163,524 ha th
in 2024
Americas rank
3rd
Canada rank
1st
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification over time
- Americas
- Canada
How they compare
Americas currently reports 225,404 ha th against 163,524 ha th in Canada, a difference of 61,880 ha th.
That makes Americas's figure about 1.4 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Canada ahead.
Americas ranks 3rd and Canada ranks 1st of 13 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | — |
| 2000s | 75,049 ha th | 55,804 ha th | 19,245 ha th | Americas |
| 2010s | 217,551 ha th | 164,575 ha th | 52,976 ha th | Americas |
| 2020s | 221,037 ha th | 160,691 ha th | 60,345 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 Canada?
- Americas, at 225,404 ha th against 163,524 ha th in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest area certified under an independently verified certification between Americas and Canada?
- 61,880 ha th, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Canada?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Canada rank globally for forest area certified under an independently verified certification?
- Americas ranks 3rd and Canada ranks 1st 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.