Forest certified for sustainable use by country
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification scheme (thousands of hectares).
Countries reporting
95
Highest
163.52 million thousands of hectares
Canada
Lowest
0 thousands of hectares
Nepal
Median
528,110 thousands of hectares
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
3,444
What the numbers show
Forest certified for sustainable use is currently reported for 95 countries. The highest value is 163.52 million thousands of hectares in Canada; the lowest is 0 thousands of hectares in Nepal.
The median across all reporting countries is 528,110 thousands of hectares, and the mean is 4.18 million thousands of hectares.
Over the past decade 46 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Ghana (up 1,027.9%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 100.0%).
Forest certified for sustainable use: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 163.52 million thousands of hectares | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 2 | United States | 39.87 million thousands of hectares | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 3 | Sweden | 22.47 million thousands of hectares | 2024 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 4 | Finland | 19.57 million thousands of hectares | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 5 | Australia | 17.32 million thousands of hectares | 2024 | up 63.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Turkey | 10.12 million thousands of hectares | 2024 | up 329.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Brazil | 9.92 million thousands of hectares | 2024 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 8 | Germany | 9.09 million thousands of hectares | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 9 | Indonesia | 7.83 million thousands of hectares | 2024 | up 184.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Poland | 7.27 million thousands of hectares | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 11 | Norway | 7.26 million thousands of hectares | 2024 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 12 | Malaysia | 6.80 million thousands of hectares | 2024 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 13 | China | 5.88 million thousands of hectares | 2024 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 14 | France | 5.77 million thousands of hectares | 2024 | down 28.2% | rising |
| 15 | Ukraine | 4.78 million thousands of hectares | 2024 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Romania | 3.49 million thousands of hectares | 2024 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Austria | 3.38 million thousands of hectares | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 18 | Spain | 3.15 million thousands of hectares | 2024 | up 54.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Congo | 3.08 million thousands of hectares | 2024 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 2.60 million thousands of hectares | 2024 | up 268.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Gabon | 2.58 million thousands of hectares | 2024 | up 117.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Japan | 2.58 million thousands of hectares | 2024 | up 55.8% | volatile |
| 23 | French Guiana | 2.43 million thousands of hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 24 | Chile | 2.24 million thousands of hectares | 2024 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 25 | Croatia | 2.03 million thousands of hectares | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 26 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.01 million thousands of hectares | 2024 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Czechia | 1.78 million thousands of hectares | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 28 | Latvia | 1.78 million thousands of hectares | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 29 | Estonia | 1.76 million thousands of hectares | 2024 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 30 | Uruguay | 1.68 million thousands of hectares | 2024 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 31 | United Kingdom | 1.63 million thousands of hectares | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 32 | Namibia | 1.55 million thousands of hectares | 2024 | up 989.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Mexico | 1.54 million thousands of hectares | 2024 | up 84.4% | rising |
| 34 | South Africa | 1.45 million thousands of hectares | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 35 | Lithuania | 1.27 million thousands of hectares | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 36 | Slovakia | 1.17 million thousands of hectares | 2024 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 37 | New Zealand | 1.08 million thousands of hectares | 2024 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 38 | Peru | 1.06 million thousands of hectares | 2024 | up 93.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Italy | 1.04 million thousands of hectares | 2024 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 40 | Serbia | 1.02 million thousands of hectares | 2024 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Bolivia | 875,570 thousands of hectares | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 42 | South Korea | 702,680 thousands of hectares | 2024 | up 82.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Cameroon | 695,250 thousands of hectares | 2024 | down 26.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Argentina | 690,070 thousands of hectares | 2024 | up 150.5% | volatile |
| 45 | India | 628,970 thousands of hectares | 2024 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Portugal | 613,030 thousands of hectares | 2024 | up 69.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Switzerland | 552,690 thousands of hectares | 2024 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 48 | Guyana | 528,110 thousands of hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Vietnam | 510,740 thousands of hectares | 2024 | up 282.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Hungary | 492,210 thousands of hectares | 2024 | up 60.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Ireland | 467,030 thousands of hectares | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 52 | Guatemala | 449,480 thousands of hectares | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 53 | Denmark | 350,000 thousands of hectares | 2024 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Slovenia | 306,360 thousands of hectares | 2024 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Belgium | 294,780 thousands of hectares | 2024 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 56 | Colombia | 207,040 thousands of hectares | 2024 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 57 | Thailand | 173,920 thousands of hectares | 2024 | up 293.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Netherlands | 165,880 thousands of hectares | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 59 | Mozambique | 134,180 thousands of hectares | 2024 | up 124.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Eswatini | 127,350 thousands of hectares | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 61 | Belize | 102,790 thousands of hectares | 2024 | down 31.9% | rising |
| 62 | Paraguay | 98,220 thousands of hectares | 2024 | up 292.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Fiji | 83,770 thousands of hectares | 2024 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Ecuador | 74,010 thousands of hectares | 2024 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 65 | Luxembourg | 47,070 thousands of hectares | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 66 | Zimbabwe | 42,120 thousands of hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Panama | 41,530 thousands of hectares | 2024 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Tanzania | 40,620 thousands of hectares | 2024 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Solomon Islands | 38,410 thousands of hectares | 2024 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Ghana | 38,010 thousands of hectares | 2024 | up 1,027.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Costa Rica | 35,530 thousands of hectares | 2024 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 72 | Laos | 31,760 thousands of hectares | 2024 | down 76.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Uganda | 29,760 thousands of hectares | 2024 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Suriname | 21,720 thousands of hectares | 2024 | down 94.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Sri Lanka | 21,530 thousands of hectares | 2024 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 76 | Nicaragua | 19,660 thousands of hectares | 2024 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 77 | Zambia | 17,000 thousands of hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Papua New Guinea | 14,770 thousands of hectares | 2024 | down 61.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Sierra Leone | 11,720 thousands of hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Philippines | 10,510 thousands of hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Rwanda | 10,040 thousands of hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Honduras | 9,200 thousands of hectares | 2024 | down 83.5% | volatile |
| 83 | North Macedonia | 1,640 thousands of hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Cambodia | 420 thousands of hectares | 2024 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Belarus | 0 thousands of hectares | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Kenya | 0 thousands of hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Morocco | 0 thousands of hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Liechtenstein | 0 thousands of hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Madagascar | 0 thousands of hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Venezuela | 0 thousands of hectares | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 thousands of hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Dominican Republic | 0 thousands of hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Greece | 0 thousands of hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Russia | 0 thousands of hectares | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Nepal | 0 thousands of hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
About this data
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification scheme (thousands of hectares).