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Table 2.1: Distribution of forests by subregion
Region/subregion Forest area
(1 000 ha)		 % of land area
1 hectare (ha) = 10 000 square meters (m2) = 0.01 square kilometres (km2)
Eastern and Southern Africa 226 534 5.73
Northern Africa 131 048 3.32
Western and Central Africa 277 829 7.03
Total Africa 635 412 16.08
East Asia 244 862 6.20
South and Southeast Asia 283 127 7.16
Western and Central Asia 43 588 1.10
Total Asia 571 577 14.46
Total Europe 1 001 394 25.34
Caribbean 5 974 0.15
Central America 22 411 0.57
North America 677 464 17.14
Total North and Central America 705 849 17.86
Total Oceania 206 254 5.22
Total South America 831 540 21.04
WORLD 3 952 025 100.00

Source: WHO  Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005,
Progress towards sustainable forest management
Chapter 2: Extent of forest resources. p.16