Forest and Timber percentage

The pie charts compare five different areas in terms of the proportions of world forest and timber in each region.

It is clear that while forests in Africa make up the largest percentage of total global forest, the opposite is true for Europe. Additionally, North America is the country with the largest amount of timber, while the figure for Africa is by far lowest.

In terms of forest, just over half of all forest in the world is found in Africa and North America, at 27% and 25% respectively. In contrast, only 16% of global forest is found in South America, and 14% in Europe. Asian countries accounts for 18% of total forest in the world.

Regarding the proportions of timber in these areas, North America contains the largest percentage, at 30%, while 23% and 20% of global timber can be found in South America and Europe respectively. Meanwhile, timber in Asia comprises 18% of world timber, which is exactly double that of Africa.

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vocabulary

• To make up = to account for = to comprise (v)
• The opposite is true for
• Just over half of something
• is/are + double that of something