Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Small island developing States (SIDS)
Small island developing States (SIDS): Forest area certified under an independently verified certification was 789.57 ha th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Small island developing States (SIDS), 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
Small island developing States (SIDS) recorded 789.57 ha th for forest area certified under an independently verified certification in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Small island developing States (SIDS) peaked at 1,096 ha th in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 ha th, in 1990.
Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 26th 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 Small island developing States (SIDS), year by year
| Year | ha th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 ha th | — |
| 2000 | 110.55 ha th | — |
| 2005 | 171.64 ha th | +55.3% |
| 2010 | 568.4 ha th | +231.2% |
| 2015 | 703.82 ha th | +23.8% |
| 2016 | 744.6 ha th | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 1,096 ha th | +47.1% |
| 2018 | 777.86 ha th | -29.0% |
| 2019 | 802.11 ha th | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 922.99 ha th | +15.1% |
| 2021 | 831.41 ha th | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 817.76 ha th | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 828.47 ha th | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 789.57 ha th | -4.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Small island developing States (SIDS) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +231.2% | 171.64 ha th | 568.4 ha th |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 141.09 ha th | 110.55 ha th | 171.64 ha th | 2 |
| 2010s | 782.07 ha th | 568.4 ha th | 1,096 ha th | 6 |
| 2020s | 838.04 ha th | 789.57 ha th | 922.99 ha th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Small island developing States (SIDS)
More environment data for Small island developing States (SIDS)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.168 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 16,068 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 176,855 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 38,354 1000 USD (1989)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 223,110 1000 USD (1989)
- Country area — Area 135,020 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 121,110 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 8.2 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Small island developing States (SIDS) was 789.57 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 Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The highest recorded value was 1,096 ha th in 2017.
- What is the lowest forest area certified under an independently verified certification recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha th in 1990.
- How does Small island developing States (SIDS) rank for forest area certified under an independently verified certification?
- Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 26th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest area certified under an independently verified certification rising or falling in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small island developing States (SIDS) 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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