The table displays the number of forest areas in six parts of the world from 1990 to 2005. Units are measured in millions of hectares.
Overall, there were significant shifts in the number of African and South American forested areas, whereas the other four regions experienced slight changes over the period. Additionally, the woodlands of Europe were the greatest. In contrast, Oceania possessed the smallest amount of forested territory.
To begin with, African forests faced a dramatic decline from 749 to 691 million hectares over the time frame. Likewise, there was a considerable fall (956–882 million hectares) in forested areas of South America from 1990 to 2005. On the other hand, Europe (989–101 million hectares), Oceania (199–197), Asia (576–584), and North America (708–705) changed slightly.
Furthermore, European forests covered the largest territory, from 989 to 1001 million hectares over the period. In contrast, the smallest territory was occupied by Oceania at 199–197 million hectares, respectively.