Forest certified for sustainable use in Germany
Germany: Forest certified for sustainable use was 9.09 million thousands of hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest certified for sustainable use in Germany, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in thousands of hectares.
Analysis
Germany recorded 9.09 million thousands of hectares for forest certified for sustainable use in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest certified for sustainable use in Germany peaked at 9.09 million thousands of hectares in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 thousands of hectares, in 1990.
That places Germany 8th out of 246 countries 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 certified for sustainable use in Germany, year by year
| Year | thousands of hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 thousands of hectares | — |
| 2000 | 3.21 million thousands of hectares | — |
| 2005 | 7.19 million thousands of hectares | +124.0% |
| 2010 | 7.47 million thousands of hectares | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 7.56 million thousands of hectares | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 7.55 million thousands of hectares | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 7.65 million thousands of hectares | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 7.76 million thousands of hectares | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 7.81 million thousands of hectares | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 7.98 million thousands of hectares | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 8.90 million thousands of hectares | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 9.08 million thousands of hectares | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 8.84 million thousands of hectares | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 9.09 million thousands of hectares | +2.9% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 9.09 million thousands of hectares is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 300,570 thousands of hectares, 30.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest certified for sustainable use in Germany 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 | +124.0% | 3.21 million thousands of hectares | 7.19 million thousands of hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 thousands of hectares | 0 thousands of hectares | 0 thousands of hectares | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.20 million thousands of hectares | 3.21 million thousands of hectares | 7.19 million thousands of hectares | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.63 million thousands of hectares | 7.47 million thousands of hectares | 7.81 million thousands of hectares | 6 |
| 2020s | 8.78 million thousands of hectares | 7.98 million thousands of hectares | 9.09 million thousands of hectares | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 5 Australia 17.32 million thousands of hectares compare
- 6 Turkey 10.12 million thousands of hectares compare
- 7 Brazil 9.92 million thousands of hectares compare
- 9 Indonesia 7.83 million thousands of hectares compare
- 10 Poland 7.27 million thousands of hectares compare
- 11 Norway 7.26 million thousands of hectares compare
More environment data for Germany
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.613 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.11 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.65 % 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 -0.0079 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest certified for sustainable use in Germany?
- Forest certified for sustainable use in Germany was 9.09 million thousands of hectares in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest certified for sustainable use recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 9.09 million thousands of hectares in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest certified for sustainable use recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 thousands of hectares in 1990.
- How does Germany rank for forest certified for sustainable use?
- Germany ranks 8th out of 246 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest certified for sustainable use rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest certified for sustainable use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Forest area certified under an independently verified certification scheme (thousands of hectares).