Table 2. 1. Land, forest, and population statistics by region and selected country 2000 Region/ Country Land area Total Natural Planted Population forest area forest area forest area 000ha (000 ha) (000 ha) (000 ha)(million) Africa 2,978,394649,866645,084 4.782 767 Congo, D.R. 226,705 135207 135,165 50 Asi 3,084,746547793479070 68,723 3,634 China 932,743 163,480129.680 33,800 1,274 ndonesia 181,157 104,986 98.86 6.125 209 chania 849,096197,623195089 2.534 Australia 768,230 154.539 153.459 1,080 19 Europe 2259571,039,251931353107,898 729 Russian Federation 1,668,851 851392 834,112 17,280 147 North America 1,837,992470,564445,812 24,752 307 Canada 922097 244.571 241.571 3.000 31 United States 915895225993204,241 21,752 276 Central America 298,974 78.740 78255 485 Mexico 190.869 55.205 55.096 109 South america 1,754,741885,618878,539 7.079 341 Brazil 845.651 543,905 539.005 4.900 168 World 13.06390038694553653202216253 5978Forest types and areas