Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Americas
Americas: Forest area certified under an independently verified certification was 225,404 ha th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Americas, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
Americas recorded 225,404 ha th for forest area certified under an independently verified certification in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Americas peaked at 225,404 ha th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 ha th, in 1990.
That places Americas 3rd out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Americas, year by year
| Year | ha th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 ha th | — |
| 2000 | 3,908 ha th | — |
| 2005 | 146,190 ha th | +3640.7% |
| 2010 | 200,321 ha th | +37.0% |
| 2015 | 216,291 ha th | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 220,250 ha th | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 222,950 ha th | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 225,156 ha th | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 220,338 ha th | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 218,878 ha th | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 224,879 ha th | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 219,158 ha th | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 216,865 ha th | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 225,404 ha th | +3.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Americas changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +3640.7% | 3,908 ha th | 146,190 ha th |
| 2010 | +37.0% | 146,190 ha th | 200,321 ha th |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 75,049 ha th | 3,908 ha th | 146,190 ha th | 2 |
| 2010s | 217,551 ha th | 200,321 ha th | 225,156 ha th | 6 |
| 2020s | 221,037 ha th | 216,865 ha th | 225,404 ha th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More environment data for Americas
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.72 % (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 78.58 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 263.00 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.73 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 525,862 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.74 % (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 341.57 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Americas?
- Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Americas was 225,404 ha th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area certified under an independently verified certification recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 225,404 ha th in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest area certified under an independently verified certification recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha th in 1990.
- How does Americas rank for forest area certified under an independently verified certification?
- Americas ranks 3rd out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest area certified under an independently verified certification rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area certified under an independently verified certification scheme (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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