Band 9: The charts give information about timber and world forest abundance in five different regions. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The pie charts compare the percentage distribution of world forests and timber production across five different regions.

Overall, while North America takes the lead in timber production, Africa is the largest of the five categories in forest percentage but produces the least lumber output. Additionally, other regions show a higher percentage of timber than their forest rates.

Regarding the regions with the highest forest coverage, North America and Africa account for the majority, with 25% and 27%, respectively. However, while North America maintains its strong position in timber production at 30%, only 9% is produced by Africa.

As for the remaining regions, there is a general trend where the proportions of timber are always higher than the world forest percentages. Despite the fact that South America’s world forest rate is only 16%, it produces 23% of the world’s timber production. Similarly, the figure for Europe stands at just 18%, whereas 20% is recorded for the lumber output. Also, Asia follows the same trend, generating 18% of timber from its 14% share of the world’s forests.