What is the difference in forest certified for sustainable use between Italy and Serbia?

20,050 thousands of hectares, with Italy ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Serbia?

14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Forest certified for sustainable use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Italy vs Serbia: Forest certified for sustainable use

Italy

1.04 million thousands of hectares

in 2024

Serbia

1.02 million thousands of hectares

in 2024

Italy rank

39th

Serbia rank

40th

Forest certified for sustainable use over time

Italy
Serbia

How they compare

Italy currently reports 1.04 million thousands of hectares against 1.02 million thousands of hectares in Serbia, a difference of 20,050 thousands of hectares.

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

Italy ranks 39th and Serbia ranks 40th of 246 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Serbia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Serbia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	—
2000s	320,420 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	320,420 thousands of hectares	Italy
2010s	784,857 thousands of hectares	877,562 thousands of hectares	92,705 thousands of hectares	Serbia
2020s	958,880 thousands of hectares	978,596 thousands of hectares	19,716 thousands of hectares	Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest certified for sustainable use, Italy or Serbia?: Italy, at 1.04 million thousands of hectares against 1.02 million thousands of hectares in Serbia as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest certified for sustainable use between Italy and Serbia?: 20,050 thousands of hectares, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Serbia?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Italy and Serbia rank globally for forest certified for sustainable use?: Italy ranks 39th and Serbia ranks 40th of 246 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Forest certified for sustainable use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest certified for sustainable use
Unit: thousands of hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 246 places, 3,444 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Forest area certified under an independently verified certification scheme (thousands of hectares).