World Statistics Day is celebrated on the 20th of October each year, as the United Nations observes and recognizes this special day.

This year, we are bringing you some fun and interesting numbers and statistics about… us, at the Global Tree Initiative! We will share some numbers and facts related to our organization, showing just how productive, dedicated, innovative, and ambitious our global community has been!

In November this year, the Global Tree Initiative will become 6 years old!
Our organization was founded in November 2019, by Tenzin Ösel Hita.

4,155,005 plantings reported and dedicated!
This is the number of trees and shrubs that our global community has planted so far!

Our tree-planting community stretches over 69 countries!
We have received tree-planting reports and dedications from 69 countries around the globe.

Our team consists of 43 dedicated staff and volunteers, coming from more than 20 different countries.
These dedicated people help us grow and make things happen!

We are collaborating with more than 30 partners in more than 15 countries.
Thank you for these valuable collaborations!

Our Facebook Page has grown to over 4,000 followers, and our Instagram page has more than 1,500 followers!
Please like and follow our pages to help us grow and spread our message!

90 Kilometres in 4 days.
This is how far our Australia team walked in 2023, raising funds for the Global Tree Initiative!

12 steps!
As illustrated by our community in Portugal, this is the number of steps you need to take to grow a Miyawaki forest!

4: The Pillars of Tree Planting.
Do you know our 4 pillars of tree planting? Have a look at this!

More than 7,000 trees planted in 2025!
In 2025 alone (up to date), our global community has planted and reported more than 7,000 trees!

Have a look at our global tree-planting map, to discover where our global community has been planting their trees!

If you are not already inspired and impressed by these numbers, we will give you some fun statistics about trees!

There are about 73,000 tree species in the world!
How many do you know?

Of the undiscovered tree species, roughly 40% are believed to live in South America.

Over 30% of all tree species are at risk of extinction.
This means that around 1 in 3 tree species face threats of extinction due to deforestation, climate change, habitat loss, and more.

3,000,000,000,000 trees – that is 3 trillion!
Current estimates put the number of trees in the world at about 3 trillion. The good news is that researchers believe there is space for many more trees in abandoned or unused lands and parks. This could also include your back garden!

About 116 meters tall, and more than 600 years old.
This is the estimated size and age of the tallest tree in the world! The tallest known living tree on Earth is called Hyperion, a coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens). It lives in Redwood National Park, California, USA

Hyperion, the Tallest tree living*

What do you think? Are you impressed by these numbers? You can help us grow even more!

Like and follow our social media pages and share our work. Plant your tree and tell us about it. Help us by donating. Or, join our team, and help us #PlantGrowSave!

A very big THANK YOU to our global community for helping us grow this far.
We appreciate you!

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References to statistics and facts:
https://www.gfz.de/en/press/news/details/new-estimate-of-the-number-of-tree-species-on-earth?
https://alliancebioversityciat.org/publications-data/number-tree-species-earth
https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/10/28/frightening-statistic-more-than-1-in-3-tree-species-worldwide-at-risk-of-extinction
https://www.forestunlimited.org/2019/03/01/planting-1-2-trillion-trees-could-cancel-out-a-decade-of-co2-emissions-scientists-find/
https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/tallest-tree-living
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperion_%28tree%29

*Image source: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/tallest-tree-living