Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in World
World: Forest area certified under an independently verified certification was 396,648 ha th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in World, 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 World is 396,648 ha th, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area certified under an independently verified certification in World peaked at 462,964 ha th in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 ha th, in 1990.
That places World 1st out of 36 groups 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 World, year by year
| Year | ha th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 ha th | — |
| 2000 | 51,311 ha th | — |
| 2005 | 239,424 ha th | +366.6% |
| 2010 | 343,428 ha th | +43.4% |
| 2015 | 397,541 ha th | +15.8% |
| 2016 | 423,872 ha th | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 431,971 ha th | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 422,751 ha th | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 426,388 ha th | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 435,530 ha th | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 462,964 ha th | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 444,087 ha th | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 389,020 ha th | -12.4% |
| 2024 | 396,648 ha th | +2.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in World 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 | +366.6% | 51,311 ha th | 239,424 ha th |
| 2010 | +43.4% | 239,424 ha th | 343,428 ha th |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 145,368 ha th | 51,311 ha th | 239,424 ha th | 2 |
| 2010s | 407,658 ha th | 343,428 ha th | 431,971 ha th | 6 |
| 2020s | 425,650 ha th | 389,020 ha th | 462,964 ha th | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
More environment data for World
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.27 % 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 0.2123 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area certified under an independently verified certification in World?
- Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in World was 396,648 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 462,964 ha th in 2021.
- What is the lowest forest area certified under an independently verified certification recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha th in 1990.
- How does World rank for forest area certified under an independently verified certification?
- World ranks 1st out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest area certified under an independently verified certification rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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