What is the difference in forest certified for sustainable use between Lithuania and Namibia?

283,900 thousands of hectares, with Namibia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Namibia?

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.

Lithuania vs Namibia: Forest certified for sustainable use

Lithuania

1.27 million thousands of hectares

in 2024

Namibia

1.55 million thousands of hectares

in 2024

Lithuania rank

35th

Namibia rank

32nd

Forest certified for sustainable use over time

Lithuania
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 1.55 million thousands of hectares against 1.27 million thousands of hectares in Lithuania, a difference of 283,900 thousands of hectares.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Lithuania's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.

Lithuania ranks 35th and Namibia ranks 32nd of 246 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lithuania	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	—
2000s	502,765 thousands of hectares	173,290 thousands of hectares	329,475 thousands of hectares	Lithuania
2010s	1.10 million thousands of hectares	232,900 thousands of hectares	867,980 thousands of hectares	Lithuania
2020s	1.26 million thousands of hectares	1.63 million thousands of hectares	374,380 thousands of hectares	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest certified for sustainable use, Lithuania or Namibia?: Namibia, at 1.55 million thousands of hectares against 1.27 million thousands of hectares in Lithuania as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest certified for sustainable use between Lithuania and Namibia?: 283,900 thousands of hectares, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Namibia?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Lithuania and Namibia rank globally for forest certified for sustainable use?: Lithuania ranks 35th and Namibia ranks 32nd 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: 18 September 2026

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