Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Canada
Canada: Forest area certified under an independently verified certification was 163,524 ha th in 2024. β² Rising
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Canada, 1990β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Canada is 163,524 ha th, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Canada peaked at 170,985 ha th in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 ha th, in 1990.
That places Canada 1st out of 247 countries 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 55,804 ha th | 33.28 ha th | 111,574 ha th | 2 |
| 2010s | 164,575 ha th | 148,435 ha th | 170,985 ha th | 6 |
| 2020s | 160,691 ha th | 156,496 ha th | 164,831 ha th | 5 |
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More environment data for Canada
- Standard Deviation 0.642 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 3.05 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 15.95 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 72,165 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 11,365 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 2.33 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 2.13 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 2.59 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 2.19 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Canada?
- Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Canada was 163,524 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 170,985 ha th in 2018.
- What is the lowest forest area certified under an independently verified certification recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha th in 1990.
- How does Canada rank for forest area certified under an independently verified certification?
- Canada ranks 1st out of 247 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest area certified under an independently verified certification rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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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