FSC Facts
To view the latest information about FSC Forest Management and Chain of Custody certificates, visit the FSC International site.
FSC Certification Statistics as of June 2019:
- 34.5 million acres certified in the US
- 158.2 million acres certified in the US and Canada
- 2,529 companies Chain-of-Custody certified in the US
- 3,788 companies Chain-of-Custody certified in the US and Canada
- 7,038 sites certified in the US
General Forest Facts
- Forests cover 30% of global land area
- 70% of terrestrial animals and plants live in forests
- Currently the world’s forests store 283 billion tons of carbon in their biomass
Learn more about the history of forestry and the changes in forested acres in the United States.