The pie charts illustrate the forests of five different regions around the world and the percentage of timber in each region.
Overall, while Africa accounted for the biggest percentage of the total world forests, Asia contributed the smallest. However, the largest timber percentage was recorded in North America.
Starting with world forests first, together, Africa and North America constitute over half of the world’s forests, 27% for the former and 25% for the latter. Europe, South America, and Asia all contain relatively similar percentages of world forests, at 18%, 16%, and 14%, respectively.
When it comes to world timber supply, North American forests account for almost one-third of world timber supply, at 30%, while South America constitutes almost one-quarter, at 23%. Despite having a large proportion of the world’s forests, Africa contains a very small percentage of timber, at 9%. Meanwhile, Europe and Asia make up 20% and 18% of the total timber supply, respectively.