The pie charts illustrate the percentage of the world’s forests in five different regions, as well as the percentage of timber in each continent. The regions depicted in the graphs are: South America, Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America.
The rate of forest coverage differs across the five continents. To begin, the largest percentage of world forest is in Africa, consisting on 27% of natural forests. Second in rank, North America has 25% of the forested area in the world. Next, while 18% of the forests are in Europe, South America contains 16% of the woods. Lastly, despite being the largest continent on the planet, only 14% of forests are in Asia.
Conversely, the percentage of timber production does not correlate with the world’s forest composition for each region. First, North America is responsible for 30% of the world’s timber. The next largest producer is South America, having 23% of planet’s timber. This number is closely followed Europe and Asia at 20% and 18%, respectively. Finally, although Africa has the largest share of forested area, it is only responsible for 9% of timber production.
In summary, most of the world’s natural forests are in Africa and North America. However, production of timber is concentrated in North and South America.