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Facts and figures
FSC certification has been growing for 30 years.
More than:
- 160 million hectares of forest are certified to FSC standards
- 60,000 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
173,459,781 Certified Hectares
69,025 CoC Certificates
1,676 FM/CoC Certificates
1,632 Promotional licence holders
1,272 International members in 89 Countries
32 Years of existence
76 FM Certificate Holders with verified ecosystem services impacts in 24 Countries
UK figures
Forest management certificates (FM/CoC) | 22 FM/CoC certificates |
Hectares of forest certified | 1,611,980 ha |
Chain of custody (CoC) | 2,250 CoC certificates |
Promotional licence holders | 120 promotional licence holders |
Members | 38 international members |
Last Updated | 1 February 2026 |
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