Americas vs United States: Forest area certified under an independently verified certification
Americas
225,404 ha th
in 2024
United States
39,867 ha th
in 2024
Americas rank
3rd
United States rank
2nd
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification over time
- Americas
- United States
How they compare
Americas currently reports 225,404 ha th against 39,867 ha th in United States, a difference of 185,537 ha th.
That makes Americas's figure about 5.7 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States ahead.
Americas ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 36 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | — |
| 2000s | 75,049 ha th | 14,210 ha th | 60,839 ha th | Americas |
| 2010s | 217,551 ha th | 38,123 ha th | 179,428 ha th | Americas |
| 2020s | 221,037 ha th | 39,884 ha th | 181,152 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 United States?
- Americas, at 225,404 ha th against 39,867 ha th in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest area certified under an independently verified certification between Americas and United States?
- 185,537 ha th, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and United States?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Americas and United States rank globally for forest area certified under an independently verified certification?
- Americas ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 36 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.