The pie chart compares the percentages of the world’s forests and timber across 6 different countries, namely: South Africa, Russia, Europe, North America, South America, and Asia, in the year 2010.
Overall, it is clearly seen that South America and Russia accounted for the highest percentages of the world’s forests; furthermore, Russia had the highest percentage of the world’s timber. However, Europe had the smallest percentage of forest, and its percentage of timber was higher than its percentage of forest.
In detail, South America had the greatest proportion of the world’s forests, with 26.5%, followed by Russia with 24.2%, and North America with 21.9%, respectively. South Africa and Asia accounted for 13.2% and 9.2%. These were the lowest percentages compared to other regions.
When it comes to the percentages of the world’s timber, Russia still had the highest rate, with 37.5%, which is considerably higher than its forest rate. South Africa, North America, and South America had the lowest rates, at 11.2%, 12.8%, and 15%, respectively. Asia was 5.1% higher in timber share than in forest share. The other region is Europe, which showed a slightly higher rate in the world’s timber than in forests, with 9.2%.