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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
168,912,188 Certified Hectares
68,307 CoC Certificates
1,663 FM/CoC Certificates
1,642 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 | 1,623,528 ha |
Chain of custody (CoC) | 2,253 CoC certificates |
Promotional licence holders | 124 promotional licence holders |
Members | 38 international members |
Last Updated | 1 November 2025 |
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