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. ▲ Rising
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Canada, 1990–2024
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 266 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.
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Canada, year by year
| Year | ha th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 ha th | — |
| 2000 | 33.28 ha th | — |
| 2005 | 111,574 ha th | +335158.4% |
| 2010 | 148,435 ha th | +33.0% |
| 2015 | 164,263 ha th | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 167,713 ha th | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 169,279 ha th | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 170,985 ha th | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 166,774 ha th | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 160,078 ha th | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 164,831 ha th | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 158,528 ha th | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 156,496 ha th | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 163,524 ha th | +4.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Canada 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 | +335158.4% | 33.28 ha th | 111,574 ha th |
| 2010 | +33.0% | 111,574 ha th | 148,435 ha th |
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
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3398 % change on previous year (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 266 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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