Proportion of forest area certified under an independently verified certification scheme by country
Countries reporting
244
Highest
163.52 million
Canada
Lowest
0
Aland Islands
Median
0
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
3,171
What the numbers show
Proportion of forest area certified under an independently verified certification scheme is currently reported for 244 countries. The highest value is 163.52 million in Canada; the lowest is 0 in Aland Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 0, and the mean is 1.63 million.
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%).
Proportion of forest area certified under an independently verified ce: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 163.52 million | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 2 | United States | 39.87 million | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 3 | Sweden | 22.47 million | 2024 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 4 | Finland | 19.57 million | 2024 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 5 | Australia | 17.32 million | 2024 | up 63.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Turkey | 10.12 million | 2024 | up 329.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Brazil | 9.92 million | 2024 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 8 | Germany | 9.09 million | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 9 | Indonesia | 7.83 million | 2024 | up 184.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Poland | 7.27 million | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 11 | Norway | 7.26 million | 2024 | down 21.3% | flat |
| 12 | Malaysia | 6.80 million | 2024 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 13 | China | 5.93 million | 2024 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 14 | France | 5.77 million | 2024 | down 28.2% | rising |
| 15 | Ukraine | 4.78 million | 2024 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 16 | Romania | 3.49 million | 2024 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 17 | Austria | 3.38 million | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 18 | Spain | 3.15 million | 2024 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 19 | Congo | 3.08 million | 2024 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 2.60 million | 2024 | up 268.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Gabon | 2.58 million | 2024 | up 117.7% | rising |
| 22 | Japan | 2.58 million | 2024 | up 55.8% | rising |
| 23 | French Guiana | 2.43 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 24 | Chile | 2.24 million | 2024 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 25 | Croatia | 2.03 million | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 26 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.01 million | 2024 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Czechia | 1.78 million | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 28 | Latvia | 1.78 million | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 29 | Estonia | 1.76 million | 2024 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 30 | Uruguay | 1.68 million | 2024 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 31 | United Kingdom | 1.63 million | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 32 | Namibia | 1.55 million | 2024 | up 989.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Mexico | 1.54 million | 2024 | up 84.4% | rising |
| 34 | South Africa | 1.45 million | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 35 | Lithuania | 1.27 million | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 36 | Slovakia | 1.17 million | 2024 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 37 | New Zealand | 1.08 million | 2024 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 38 | Peru | 1.06 million | 2024 | up 93.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Italy | 1.04 million | 2024 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 40 | Serbia | 1.02 million | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 41 | Bolivia | 875,570 | 2024 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 42 | South Korea | 702,680 | 2024 | up 82.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Cameroon | 695,250 | 2024 | down 26.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Argentina | 690,070 | 2024 | up 150.5% | volatile |
| 45 | India | 628,970 | 2024 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Portugal | 613,030 | 2024 | up 69.0% | rising |
| 47 | Switzerland | 552,690 | 2024 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 48 | Guyana | 528,110 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Vietnam | 510,740 | 2024 | up 282.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Hungary | 492,210 | 2024 | up 60.5% | rising |
| 51 | Ireland | 467,030 | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 52 | Guatemala | 449,480 | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 53 | Denmark | 350,000 | 2024 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 54 | Slovenia | 306,360 | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 55 | Belgium | 294,780 | 2024 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 56 | Colombia | 207,040 | 2024 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 57 | Thailand | 173,920 | 2024 | up 293.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Netherlands | 165,880 | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 59 | Mozambique | 134,180 | 2024 | up 124.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Eswatini | 127,350 | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 61 | Belize | 102,790 | 2024 | down 31.9% | rising |
| 62 | Paraguay | 98,220 | 2024 | up 292.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Fiji | 83,770 | 2024 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Ecuador | 74,010 | 2024 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 65 | Luxembourg | 47,070 | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 66 | Zimbabwe | 42,120 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Panama | 41,530 | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 68 | Tanzania | 40,620 | 2024 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Solomon Islands | 38,410 | 2024 | down 40.9% | rising |
| 70 | Ghana | 38,010 | 2024 | up 1,027.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Costa Rica | 35,530 | 2024 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 72 | Laos | 31,760 | 2024 | down 76.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Uganda | 29,760 | 2024 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Suriname | 21,720 | 2024 | down 94.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Sri Lanka | 21,530 | 2024 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 76 | Nicaragua | 21,300 | 2023 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 77 | Zambia | 17,000 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Papua New Guinea | 14,770 | 2024 | down 61.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Sierra Leone | 11,720 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Philippines | 10,510 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Rwanda | 10,040 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Honduras | 9,200 | 2024 | down 83.5% | volatile |
| 83 | North Macedonia | 1,640 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Cambodia | 420 | 2024 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Aruba | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Afghanistan | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Angola | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Andorra | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | United Arab Emirates | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Armenia | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | American Samoa | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Burundi | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Benin | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Burkina Faso | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Bangladesh | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Bahrain | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Bahamas | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Belarus | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Bermuda | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Barbados | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Brunei | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Bhutan | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Botswana | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Central African Republic | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Comoros | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Cape Verde | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Cuba | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Curacao | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Cayman Islands | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Cyprus | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Djibouti | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Dominica | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Algeria | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Egypt | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Eritrea | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Ethiopia | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Faroe Islands | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Micronesia (country) | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Georgia | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Gibraltar | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Guinea | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Gambia | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Greece | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Grenada | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Greenland | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Guam | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Hong Kong | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Haiti | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Isle of Man | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Iran | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Iraq | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Iceland | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Israel | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Jamaica | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Jordan | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Kenya | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Kiribati | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Kuwait | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Lebanon | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Liberia | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Libya | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Saint Lucia | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Liechtenstein | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Lesotho | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Macao | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Saint Martin (French part) | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Morocco | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Monaco | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Moldova | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Madagascar | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Maldives | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Marshall Islands | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Mali | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Malta | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Myanmar | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Montenegro | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Mongolia | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Mauritania | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Mauritius | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Malawi | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | New Caledonia | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Niger | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Nigeria | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Nepal | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Nauru | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Oman | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Pakistan | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Palau | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | North Korea | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Palestine | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | French Polynesia | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Qatar | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Russia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Sudan | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Senegal | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Singapore | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | El Salvador | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | San Marino | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Somalia | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | South Sudan | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Seychelles | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Syria | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Chad | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Togo | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Tajikistan | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | East Timor | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Tonga | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Tunisia | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Venezuela | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | British Virgin Islands | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Vanuatu | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Samoa | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Yemen | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Guadeloupe | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Martinique | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Mayotte | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Reunion | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Western Sahara | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Anguilla | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Cook Islands | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Montserrat | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Niue | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Falkland Islands | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Guernsey | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Jersey | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Saint Helena | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Tokelau | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Vatican | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Wallis and Futuna | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Cocos Islands | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Norfolk Island | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Christmas Island | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Pitcairn | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Bouvet Island | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | British Indian Ocean Territory | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | French Southern Territories | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Aland Islands | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |