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

Countries reporting
104
Highest
163,524 ha th
Canada
Lowest
0 ha th
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Median
519.42 ha th
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
4,242

What the numbers show

Forest area certified under an independently verified certification scheme (thousands of hectares) is currently reported for 104 countries. The highest value is 163,524 ha th in Canada; the lowest is 0 ha th in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of).

The median across all reporting countries is 519.42 ha th, and the mean is 4,117 ha th.

Over the past decade 51 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Ghana (up 1,027.9%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 100.0%).

Forest area certified under an independently verified certification: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Canada 163,524 ha th 2024 down 0.5% rising
2 United States 39,867 ha th 2024 up 6.2% rising
3 Sweden 22,469 ha th 2024 up 43.4% rising
4 Finland 19,566 ha th 2024 up 11.1% rising
5 Australia and New Zealand 18,402 ha th 2024 up 55.4% volatile
6 Australia 17,321 ha th 2024 up 63.7% volatile
7 Turkey 10,122 ha th 2024 up 329.0% volatile
7 Türkiye 10,122 ha th 2024 up 329.0% volatile
9 Brazil 9,917 ha th 2024 up 46.9% rising
10 Germany 9,094 ha th 2024 up 20.3% rising
11 Indonesia 7,829 ha th 2024 up 184.1% volatile
12 Poland 7,268 ha th 2024 down 1.9% rising
13 Norway 7,256 ha th 2024 down 21.3% rising
14 Malaysia 6,798 ha th 2024 up 30.0% volatile
15 China 5,875 ha th 2024 down 17.0% volatile
16 France 5,766 ha th 2024 down 28.2% rising
17 Ukraine 4,778 ha th 2024 up 51.8% volatile
18 Romania 3,493 ha th 2024 up 38.4% volatile
19 Austria 3,380 ha th 2024 up 15.1% rising
20 Spain 3,155 ha th 2024 up 54.7% volatile
21 Congo 3,082 ha th 2024 up 26.1% volatile
22 Bulgaria 2,601 ha th 2024 up 268.0% volatile
23 Gabon 2,581 ha th 2024 up 117.7% volatile
24 Japan 2,579 ha th 2024 up 55.8% volatile
25 French Guiana 2,425 ha th 2024 — volatile
26 Chile 2,239 ha th 2024 down 6.5% rising
27 Croatia 2,033 ha th 2024 down 0.3% rising
28 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,005 ha th 2024 up 34.0% volatile
29 Czechia 1,782 ha th 2024 up 0.6% rising
30 Latvia 1,779 ha th 2024 down 1.1% rising
31 Estonia 1,757 ha th 2024 up 35.4% rising
32 Uruguay 1,678 ha th 2024 up 35.2% volatile
33 United Kingdom 1,626 ha th 2024 up 1.1% rising
33 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,626 ha th 2024 up 1.1% rising
35 Namibia 1,552 ha th 2024 up 989.5% volatile
36 Mexico 1,539 ha th 2024 up 84.4% rising
37 South Africa 1,453 ha th 2024 up 13.9% rising
38 Lithuania 1,268 ha th 2024 up 18.2% rising
39 Slovakia 1,169 ha th 2024 down 9.3% volatile
40 New Zealand 1,081 ha th 2024 down 14.4% rising
41 Peru 1,063 ha th 2024 up 93.1% volatile
42 Italy 1,045 ha th 2024 up 26.1% rising
43 Serbia 1,025 ha th 2024 up 2.3% volatile
44 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 875.57 ha th 2024 down 1.7% rising
45 South Korea 702.68 ha th 2024 up 82.9% volatile
45 Republic of Korea 702.68 ha th 2024 up 82.9% volatile
47 Cameroon 695.25 ha th 2024 down 26.2% volatile
48 Argentina 690.07 ha th 2024 up 150.5% volatile
49 India 628.97 ha th 2024 down 23.2% volatile
50 Portugal 613.03 ha th 2024 up 69.0% volatile
51 Switzerland 552.69 ha th 2024 down 8.3% rising
52 Guyana 528.11 ha th 2024 — volatile
53 Vietnam 510.74 ha th 2024 up 282.3% volatile
53 Viet Nam 510.74 ha th 2024 up 282.3% volatile
55 Hungary 492.21 ha th 2024 up 60.5% volatile
56 Ireland 467.03 ha th 2024 up 4.2% rising
57 Guatemala 449.48 ha th 2024 down 10.0% rising
58 Denmark 350 ha th 2024 up 33.7% volatile
59 Slovenia 306.36 ha th 2024 up 3.1% volatile
60 Belgium 294.78 ha th 2024 down 8.4% rising
61 Colombia 207.04 ha th 2024 up 50.4% rising
62 Thailand 173.92 ha th 2024 up 293.1% volatile
63 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 165.88 ha th 2024 down 0.8% rising
64 Melanesia 136.95 ha th 2024 down 27.4% volatile
65 Mozambique 134.18 ha th 2024 up 124.0% volatile
66 Eswatini 127.35 ha th 2024 up 11.0% rising
67 Belize 102.79 ha th 2024 down 31.9% rising
68 Paraguay 98.22 ha th 2024 up 292.6% volatile
69 Fiji 83.77 ha th 2024 down 1.9% volatile
70 Ecuador 74.01 ha th 2024 up 36.0% rising
71 Luxembourg 47.07 ha th 2024 up 18.0% rising
72 Zimbabwe 42.12 ha th 2024 — volatile
73 Panama 41.53 ha th 2024 down 6.1% volatile
74 United Republic of Tanzania 40.62 ha th 2024 down 71.5% volatile
75 Solomon Islands 38.41 ha th 2024 down 40.9% volatile
76 Ghana 38.01 ha th 2024 up 1,027.9% volatile
77 Costa Rica 35.53 ha th 2024 down 35.3% falling
78 Laos 31.76 ha th 2024 down 76.1% volatile
78 Lao People's Democratic Republic 31.76 ha th 2024 down 76.1% volatile
80 Uganda 29.76 ha th 2024 down 23.6% volatile
81 Suriname 21.72 ha th 2024 down 94.0% volatile
82 Sri Lanka 21.53 ha th 2024 up 41.8% rising
83 Nicaragua 19.66 ha th 2024 down 23.1% rising
84 Zambia 17 ha th 2024 — volatile
85 Papua New Guinea 14.77 ha th 2024 down 61.2% volatile
86 Sierra Leone 11.72 ha th 2024 — volatile
87 Philippines 10.51 ha th 2024 — volatile
88 Rwanda 10.04 ha th 2024 — volatile
89 Honduras 9.2 ha th 2024 down 83.5% volatile
90 North Macedonia 1.64 ha th 2024 — volatile
91 Cambodia 0.42 ha th 2024 down 96.7% volatile
92 Belarus 0 ha th 2024 down 100.0% volatile
92 Dominican Republic 0 ha th 2024 — volatile
92 Greece 0 ha th 2024 — volatile
92 Kenya 0 ha th 2024 — volatile
92 Kyrgyzstan 0 ha th 2024 — volatile
92 Liechtenstein 0 ha th 2024 — volatile
92 Morocco 0 ha th 2024 — volatile
92 Madagascar 0 ha th 2024 — volatile
92 Nepal 0 ha th 2024 — volatile
92 Russia 0 ha th 2024 down 100.0% volatile
92 Caribbean 0 ha th 2024 — volatile
92 Russian Federation 0 ha th 2024 down 100.0% volatile
92 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 ha th 2024 down 100.0% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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About this data

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
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