The charts compare the data about the world forest and the percentage of timber in five different regions: South America, Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America.
Overall, in North America, the percentage of timber accounts for the largest; despite Africa’s greatest contribution to the world forest, its proportion of timber makes up the smallest figure in comparison with other regions.
The biggest share (27%) of the world’s forests is in Europe; however, the percentage of timber in this region constitutes a mere 9%. As for the proportion of the world forest in North America comprises one-fourth, whereas its timber percentage is a significant majority of 30%.
However, the contribution to global forest resources and the timber share are relatively similar, at 18% and 20% for Europe and 14% and 18% for Asia, respectively. When it comes to South America, its percentage of the world’s forest accounts for 16%, while the timber percentage is slightly higher, comprising 23%.
