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Facts and figures
FSC certification has been growing for 30 years.
More than:
- 150 million hectares of forest are certified to FSC standards
- 50,000 companies hold FSC chain of custody certification
- 1000 companies hold a promotional licence
- 1000 organisations are FSC members.
FSC-certified forests by region
Global figures
62,820,209 Certified Hectares
67,693 CoC Certificates
1,632 FM/CoC Certificates
1,668 Promotional licence holders
1,167 International members in 89 Countries
31 Years of existence
76 FM Certificate Holders with verified ecosystem services impacts in 24 Countries
UK figures
Forest management certificates (FM/CoC) |
23 FM/CoC certificates |
Hectares of forest certified |
1,704,391 ha |
Chain of custody (CoC) |
2,258 CoC certificates |
Promotional licence holders |
123 promotional licence holders |
Members |
36 international members |
Last Updated |
1 August 2025 |
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