Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Germany
Germany: Forest area certified under an independently verified certification was 9,094 ha th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Germany, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
In 2024, forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Germany stood at 9,094 ha th. 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 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Germany peaked at 9,094 ha th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 ha th, in 1990.
That places Germany 10th 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 Germany, year by year
| Year | ha th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 ha th | — |
| 2000 | 3,208 ha th | — |
| 2005 | 7,187 ha th | +124.0% |
| 2010 | 7,465 ha th | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 7,558 ha th | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 7,548 ha th | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 7,646 ha th | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 7,760 ha th | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 7,813 ha th | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 7,980 ha th | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 8,900 ha th | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 9,078 ha th | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 8,841 ha th | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 9,094 ha th | +2.9% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 9,094 ha th is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 306.36 ha th, 29.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Germany 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 | +124.0% | 3,208 ha th | 7,187 ha th |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 5,198 ha th | 3,208 ha th | 7,187 ha th | 2 |
| 2010s | 7,632 ha th | 7,465 ha th | 7,813 ha th | 6 |
| 2020s | 8,778 ha th | 7,980 ha th | 9,094 ha th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More environment data for Germany
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.613 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.11 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.65 % 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 -0.0079 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Germany?
- Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Germany was 9,094 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 9,094 ha th in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest area certified under an independently verified certification recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha th in 1990.
- How does Germany rank for forest area certified under an independently verified certification?
- Germany ranks 10th out of 266 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest area certified under an independently verified certification rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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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