Asia vs Australia and New Zealand: Forest area certified under an independently verified certification

Asia
35,284 ha th
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand
18,402 ha th
in 2024
Asia rank
8th
Australia and New Zealand rank
5th

Forest area certified under an independently verified certification over time

  • Asia
  • Australia and New Zealand
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k199020072024

How they compare

Asia currently reports 35,284 ha th against 18,402 ha th in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 16,882 ha th.

That makes Asia's figure about 1.9 times Australia and New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia and New Zealand ahead.

Asia ranks 8th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th of 36 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Asia averaged higher in 2 and Australia and New Zealand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Asia Australia and New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 0 ha th 0 ha th 0 ha th —
2000s 597.28 ha th 3,300 ha th 2,702 ha th Australia and New Zealand
2010s 20,708 ha th 16,664 ha th 4,044 ha th Asia
2020s 28,574 ha th 18,371 ha th 10,202 ha th Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area certified under an independently verified certification, Asia or Australia and New Zealand?
Asia, at 35,284 ha th against 18,402 ha th in Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest area certified under an independently verified certification between Asia and Australia and New Zealand?
16,882 ha th, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Australia and New Zealand?
14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Asia and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for forest area certified under an independently verified certification?
Asia ranks 8th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th 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.

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Indicator
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification scheme (thousands of hectares)
Unit
ha th
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
303 places, 4,242 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed