Band 8+: 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 percentages of the world’s forests and global timber production in different regions in 2010.

Overall, South America and Russia accounted for the largest shares of the world’s forests and timber production respectively. In contrast, Europe had the smallest proportion of forests, while South Africa produced the least timber.

Regarding forest distribution, South America had the highest percentage at 26.5%, followed by Russia with 24.2% and North America at 21.9%. South Africa represented 13.2% of the world’s forests, whereas Asia/Oceania accounted for 9.2%. Europe had the lowest figure, at only 5%.

In terms of timber production, Russia dominated with 37.5%, which was significantly higher than all other regions. South America produced 15% of the world’s timber, while Asia/Oceania and North America accounted for 14.3% and 12.8% respectively. South Africa’s share stood at 11.2%, slightly higher than Europe, which produced 9.2%.

Comparing the two charts, Russia’s timber production was far greater than its proportion of forests, whereas North and South America had relatively larger shares of forests than timber production.