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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
163,582,669 Certified Hectares
66,318 CoC Certificates
1,613 FM/CoC Certificates
1,726 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 |
Chain of custody (CoC) |
2,257 CoC certificates |
Promotional licence holders |
126 promotional licence holders |
Members |
35 international members |
Last Updated |
1 May 2025 |
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