This table presents forest areas in various regions across the globe for the years 1999-2000-2005, measured in millions of hectares.
Overall, all the continents experienced a decline except for Asia which saw a fluctuation over the given period in terms of the jungle spaces. Moreover, Europe was the only continent that saw a rise.
To begin, forests in South America accounted for the most significant fall by 64 million hectares, dropping from 946 million in 1999 to 882 million in 2005. Likewise, Africa plateaued by 58 million hectares. However, North America declined in the space of forested lands from 708 in 1999 to 705 million hectares in 2000, remaining stable until 2005 at the same figure.
Turning next, it is obvious that forest areas in Asia witnessed a fluctuation, with 576 in 1999, 570 in 2000 and 584 million hectares in 2005. Europe, which had the largest forested areas, rose from 989 in the beginning of the period to 1001 in the year 2005.
