The pie graphs illustrate the proportion of forest and timber in five different regions, namely South America, Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America. Overall, it is clear that Africa constitutes the highest percentage of forest in the five examined areas. However, the rate of timber that can be discovered in Africa is the lowest among those areas, as opposed to that of timber in North America, which is the highest.
Upon closer inspection, 27% of world forest is found in Africa, but only 9% of timber can be exploited in this region. The opposite scenario is seen in North America when it makes up one third of timber trees, representing the highest figure.
Concerning the three remaining regions, the share of timber is higher, compared to that of world forest. To be more specific, while South Africa and Europe each account for over 20% of timber, they only make up 16% and 18% of forest in the world respectively. Similarly, the percentage of world forest in Asia stands at only 14%, the lowest figure among the five surveyed areas, but the rate of timber is 18%, which is higher than that of timber in Africa.