The charts give information about the proportion of wooded areas as well as the percentage of timber produced across six regions in 2010.
Overall, the largest percentage of forests was occupied by South America and Russia. Even though the latter had a lion’s share in production, the former significantly lagged behind in terms of timber production. Notably, while Europe accounted for the smallest share, the figure for the remaining regions was more or less even.
In 2010, the largest percentage of forests was in South America, standing at 26.5%, which was closely followed by Russia at 24.2%. The figure for other regions, such as North America, South Africa and Asia was relatively similar, ranging between 13.2% and 21.9%, while Europe considerably trailed behind at a mere 5%.
As for the timber production, Russia had the highest percentage at 37.5%, far ahead of other regions. Asia ranked second at 14.3%, while the figures in the remaining regions, South Africa, North America and South America were more or less comparable, ranging from 11.2% to 15%. By contrast, Europe had the smallest figure at just 9.2%.