(32% of global production), Indonesia (18%), and Cote d"lvoire (10%).1 It is estimated that around 85% of natural rubber is produced by smallholders, involving around 10 million farmers around 2.9% in 2023 to 3.2% in 2024.14,5 Around O.3 million hectares of rubber forest (out of a total 13.6 million hectares) produced rubber covered by FSC, representing a market share of around 2%.14 Around O.1 million hectares of rubber forest produced rubber covered by PEFC, representing a market share of around 1%! The first rubber covered by PEFC was made available in 2021.5 1 FAOSTAT, 2025. Database. Accessed June 2025. 2024 data not available at the time of reporting, so2023datahasthereforebeenusedasa prxy. 2 Natural rubber accounts for approximately half of global rubber production, the other half being synthetic.Statista, 2023.Synthetic rubberglobal production 2000-2022 and IRSG, 2023. RS Group Release Latest Industry Outlook. 3 FSC, 2019. Responsible Sourcing of Natural Rubber.