Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Europe
Europe: Forest area certified under an independently verified certification was 107,607 ha th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Europe, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
Europe recorded 107,607 ha th for forest area certified under an independently verified certification in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Europe peaked at 184,912 ha th in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 ha th, in 1990.
That places Europe 5th out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Europe, year by year
| Year | ha th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 ha th | — |
| 2000 | 45,975 ha th | — |
| 2005 | 83,356 ha th | +81.3% |
| 2010 | 115,683 ha th | +38.8% |
| 2015 | 142,249 ha th | +23.0% |
| 2016 | 146,273 ha th | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 152,315 ha th | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 155,025 ha th | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 161,249 ha th | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 168,746 ha th | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 184,912 ha th | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 169,215 ha th | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 108,740 ha th | -35.7% |
| 2024 | 107,607 ha th | -1.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Europe 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 | +81.3% | 45,975 ha th | 83,356 ha th |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 64,666 ha th | 45,975 ha th | 83,356 ha th | 2 |
| 2010s | 145,466 ha th | 115,683 ha th | 161,249 ha th | 6 |
| 2020s | 147,844 ha th | 107,607 ha th | 184,912 ha th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
More environment data for Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 94.14 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 73.33 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Europe?
- Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Europe was 107,607 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 184,912 ha th in 2021.
- What is the lowest forest area certified under an independently verified certification recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha th in 1990.
- How does Europe rank for forest area certified under an independently verified certification?
- Europe ranks 5th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest area certified under an independently verified certification rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).