Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Central America
Central America: Forest area certified under an independently verified certification was 2,197 ha th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Central America, 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 Central America is 2,197 ha th, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Central America peaked at 2,197 ha th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 ha th, in 1990.
Central America ranks 24th of 36 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Central America, year by year
| Year | ha th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 ha th | — |
| 2000 | 420.52 ha th | — |
| 2005 | 1,585 ha th | +276.9% |
| 2010 | 1,411 ha th | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 1,665 ha th | +18.0% |
| 2016 | 1,748 ha th | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 1,594 ha th | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 2,009 ha th | +26.0% |
| 2019 | 2,045 ha th | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 2,094 ha th | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 2,070 ha th | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 2,080 ha th | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 2,134 ha th | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 2,197 ha th | +2.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Central America 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 | +276.9% | 420.52 ha th | 1,585 ha th |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,003 ha th | 420.52 ha th | 1,585 ha th | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,745 ha th | 1,411 ha th | 2,045 ha th | 6 |
| 2020s | 2,115 ha th | 2,070 ha th | 2,197 ha th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
More environment data for Central America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 24,240 1000 USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 61,301 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 95,489 million USD (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 14.37 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production 4.46 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Central America?
- Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Central America was 2,197 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 Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 2,197 ha th in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest area certified under an independently verified certification recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha th in 1990.
- How does Central America rank for forest area certified under an independently verified certification?
- Central America ranks 24th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest area certified under an independently verified certification rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central America 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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