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Forest area certified under an independently verified certification scheme (thousands of hectares)

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United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global DatabaseUN Terms of Use — non-commercial (SDG Global Database); redistribution deferred pending clearanceupdated 2024
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  1. 1Canada163,523.7
  2. 2United States39,867.1
  3. 3Sweden22,469.4
  4. 4Finland19,565.5
  5. 5Australia17,321.3
  6. 6Turkiye10,121.5
  7. 7Brazil9,916.6
  8. 8Germany9,094.1
  9. 9Indonesia7,829.2
  10. 10Poland7,267.5
  11. 11Norway7,256.5
  12. 12Malaysia6,797.9
  13. 13China5,875.2
  14. 14France5,765.6
  15. 15Ukraine4,778.3
  16. 16Romania3,493.3
  17. 17Austria3,380.5
  18. 18Spain3,154.8
  19. 19Congo, Rep.3,081.7
  20. 20Bulgaria2,600.5
  21. 21Gabon2,580.8
  22. 22Japan2,579.5
  23. 23Chile2,239.3
  24. 24Croatia2,033.2
  25. 25Bosnia and Herzegovina2,005.5
  26. 26Czechia1,782.3
  27. 27Latvia1,779
  28. 28Estonia1,757.2
  29. 29Uruguay1,677.6
  30. 30United Kingdom1,626.5
  31. 31Namibia1,552.2
  32. 32Mexico1,538.7
  33. 33South Africa1,452.6
  34. 34Lithuania1,268.3
  35. 35Slovak Republic1,169
  36. 36New Zealand1,081.1
  37. 37Peru1,063.3
  38. 38Italy1,044.7
  39. 39Serbia1,024.6
  40. 40Bolivia875.6
  41. 41Korea, Rep.702.7
  42. 42Cameroon695.3
  43. 43Argentina690.1
  44. 44India629
  45. 45Portugal613
  46. 46Switzerland552.7
  47. 47Guyana528.1
  48. 48Viet Nam510.7
  49. 49Hungary492.2
  50. 50Ireland467
  51. 51Guatemala449.5
  52. 52Denmark350
  53. 53Slovenia306.4
  54. 54Belgium294.8
  55. 55Colombia207
  56. 56Thailand173.9
  57. 57Netherlands165.9
  58. 58Mozambique134.2
  59. 59Eswatini127.4
  60. 60Belize102.8
  61. 61Paraguay98.2
  62. 62Fiji83.8
  63. 63Ecuador74
  64. 64Luxembourg47.1
  65. 65Zimbabwe42.1
  66. 66Panama41.5
  67. 67Tanzania40.6
  68. 68Solomon Islands38.4
  69. 69Ghana38
  70. 70Costa Rica35.5
  71. 71Lao PDR31.8
  72. 72Uganda29.8
  73. 73Suriname21.7
  74. 74Sri Lanka21.5
  75. 75Nicaragua19.7
  76. 76Zambia17
  77. 77Papua New Guinea14.8
  78. 78Sierra Leone11.7
  79. 79Philippines10.5
  80. 80Rwanda10
  81. 81Honduras9.2
  82. 82North Macedonia1.6
  83. 83Cambodia0.42
  84. 84Congo, Dem. Rep.0
  85. 84Hong Kong SAR, China0
  86. 84Mongolia0
  87. 84Nepal0
  88. 84Guam0
  89. 84Afghanistan0
  90. 84Antigua and Barbuda0
  91. 84Comoros0
  92. 84Greenland0
  93. 84Grenada0
  94. 84Cabo Verde0
  95. 84Greece0
  96. 84Equatorial Guinea0
  97. 84Northern Mariana Islands0
  98. 84Naoero0
  99. 84Guinea-Bissau0
  100. 84Gambia, The0
  101. 84Cuba0
  102. 84Guinea0
  103. 84Gibraltar0
  104. 84Curacao0
  105. 84Cayman Islands0
  106. 84Georgia0
  107. 84Cyprus0
  108. 84Aruba0
  109. 84Micronesia, Fed. Sts.0
  110. 84Faroe Islands0
  111. 84Djibouti0
  112. 84Myanmar0
  113. 84Malta0
  114. 84United Arab Emirates0
  115. 84Mali0
  116. 84Azerbaijan0
  117. 84Marshall Islands0
  118. 84Burundi0
  119. 84New Caledonia0
  120. 84Maldives0
  121. 84Madagascar0
  122. 84Benin0
  123. 84Moldova0
  124. 84Monaco0
  125. 84Burkina Faso0
  126. 84Morocco0
  127. 84St. Martin (French part)0
  128. 84Bangladesh0
  129. 84Macao SAR, China0
  130. 84Montenegro0
  131. 84Niger0
  132. 84Bahrain0
  133. 84Andorra0
  134. 84Lesotho0
  135. 84Bahamas, The0
  136. 84Liechtenstein0
  137. 84St. Lucia0
  138. 84Belarus0
  139. 84Nigeria0
  140. 84Libya0
  141. 84Liberia0
  142. 84Lebanon0
  143. 84Bermuda0
  144. 84Kuwait0
  145. 84St. Kitts and Nevis0
  146. 84Kiribati0
  147. 84Barbados0
  148. 84Albania0
  149. 84Kyrgyz Republic0
  150. 84Kenya0
  151. 84Brunei Darussalam0
  152. 84Kazakhstan0
  153. 84Bhutan0
  154. 84Jordan0
  155. 84Botswana0
  156. 84Jamaica0
  157. 84Central African Republic0
  158. 84Israel0
  159. 84Iceland0
  160. 84Angola0
  161. 84Iraq0
  162. 84Iran, Islamic Rep.0
  163. 84Isle of Man0
  164. 84Cote d'Ivoire0
  165. 84Haiti0
  166. 84Egypt, Arab Rep.0
  167. 84Algeria0
  168. 84American Samoa0
  169. 84Mauritania0
  170. 84Mauritius0
  171. 84Armenia0
  172. 84Malawi0
  173. 84Dominica0
  174. 84Ethiopia0
  175. 84Oman0
  176. 84Dominican Republic0
  177. 84Eritrea0
  178. 84Chad0
  179. 84Tuvalu0
  180. 84Uzbekistan0
  181. 84Tunisia0
  182. 84Trinidad and Tobago0
  183. 84Tonga0
  184. 84St. Vincent and the Grenadines0
  185. 84Palau0
  186. 84Timor-Leste0
  187. 84Turkmenistan0
  188. 84Tajikistan0
  189. 84Venezuela, RB0
  190. 84French Polynesia0
  191. 84Togo0
  192. 84British Virgin Islands0
  193. 84Turks and Caicos Islands0
  194. 84Syrian Arab Republic0
  195. 84Seychelles0
  196. 84Virgin Islands (U.S.)0
  197. 84West Bank and Gaza0
  198. 84Sint Maarten (Dutch part)0
  199. 84Vanuatu0
  200. 84Puerto Rico (US)0
  201. 84Sao Tome and Principe0
  202. 84South Sudan0
  203. 84Samoa0
  204. 84Somalia, Fed. Rep.0
  205. 84San Marino0
  206. 84Qatar0
  207. 84Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0
  208. 84Yemen, Rep.0
  209. 84El Salvador0
  210. 84Pakistan0
  211. 84Singapore0
  212. 84Senegal0
  213. 84Sudan0
  214. 84Saudi Arabia0
  215. 84Russian Federation0

Forest area certified under an independently verified certification scheme (thousands of hectares)