Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Northern America
Northern America: Forest area certified under an independently verified certification was 203,391 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Northern America, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Northern America is 203,391, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Northern America peaked at 209,716 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1990.
Northern America ranks 4th of 34 groups on this measure, 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 Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 2,310 | — |
| 2005 | 137,718 | +5862.0% |
| 2010 | 186,513 | +35.4% |
| 2015 | 201,790 | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 205,862 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 207,447 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 209,716 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 204,858 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 198,950 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 204,680 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 198,004 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 197,852 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 203,391 | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 70,014 | 2,310 | 137,718 | 2 |
| 2010s | 202,698 | 186,513 | 209,716 | 6 |
| 2020s | 200,575 | 197,852 | 204,680 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More environment data for Northern America
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 14.64 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 37.99 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 75.85 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Northern America?
- Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Northern America was 203,391 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 Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 209,716 in 2018.
- What is the lowest forest area certified under an independently verified certification recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1990.
- How does Northern America rank for forest area certified under an independently verified certification?
- Northern America ranks 4th out of 34 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest area certified under an independently verified certification rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern 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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