The given pie charts below show the world’s percentage forests and timber production in different regions of the world.
Overall, while South America contains the largest proportion of the world’s forests, Russia dominates global timber production. It is clear that the distribution of timber output does not always correspond to the share of forest area in each region.
As can be seen from the first pie chart, South America has the largest share of the world’s forests, at 26.5%. Russia comes next with 24.4%. South Africa has 13.2%. Asia/Oceania makes up 9.2%, while Europe has the smallest percentage, at 5%.
As can be seen from the second pie chart, Russia has the largest share of the world’s timber production, at 37.5%. South America produces 15% of timber. Asia/Oceania accounts for 14.3%, while North America makes up 12.8%. South Africa produces 11.2%, and Europe has the smallest percentage, at 9.2%.