The table shows forested land in millions of hectares in different parts of the world Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant

The table illustrates forested areas in various places in the world (Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America), the forest area measured in millions of hectares.

Overall, it is clear from the table that there was a decrease in forest land area over the given years. In Europe, there was a gradual increase in 2000 and 2005.

In 1990, Oceania and Asia had the lowest forest area (199 ha) and (576 ha) respectively. The data in 2000 declined slightly to reach (198 ha) in Oceania and (570 ha ) in Asia before it increased steadily to (584 ha in 2005).

On the other hand, South America and Europe had the largest forest area than other places in the world (946 ha in 1990) and (989 ha in 1990) respectively. In 2000, the forest area went down significantly in South America to 904 ha. After that, it became 882 ha in 2005. In contrast, there was a gradual increase in Europe to reach a peak of 1001 ha in 2005.

To sum up, the table has shown a quite significant difference in forest land among various places.