The charts given indicate the percentage of land covered in either forest or timber in five regions namely South America, Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America. Overall, the two types of woodlands are covered with different ratio from each other.
Overall, both North and South America are in the top 3 of the highest wood-covered areas on Earth.
First of all, the figure for world forest depicts Africa covering the most worldwide, with nearly a third of the land. This is followed by North America taking up a quarter of world forest. Additionally, South America comes in third by slightly less than a fifth.
In terms of timber, its coverage ratio lies the most in North America with a third of the world’s land, followed by South America with a slightly exceeding of a fifth. In addition, Europe holds the third position by taking an exact fifth area covered with timber.