The pie charts compare the percentage of world forests in five different regions around the world and the percentage of timber in each region.
Overall, North America and Africa contain the largest proportion of world forests, while Asia contains the smallest proportion. Furthermore, while North American forests contain the biggest percentage of timber, African forests contain the least.
Together, North America and Africa constitute for over half of the world’s forests, at 25% and 27% respectively. Europe, South America, and Asia all contain similar percentages of world forest, at 18%, 16%, and 14% respectively.
North American forests constitute for almost one-third of world timber supplies, at 30%, while South America constitutes for almost one quarter, at 23%. Despite having a large proportion of world forest, Africa only contains a very small percentage of timber, at 9%. Meanwhile, Europe and Asia make up 20% and 18% of the total timber supply.