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. You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

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.

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The table provides data on the forested
area
in different regions of the world over three years: 1990, 2000, and 2005.
Overall
, most regions experienced a decline in forested land, with Europe being the only region to see an increase. Africa's forest
area
decreased from 749
million
hectares
in 1990 to 691
million
hectares
in 2005.
Similarly
, South America saw a significant reduction, from 946
million
hectares
in 1990 to 882
million
hectares
by 2005. Asia showed a slight decline from 576
million
hectares
in 1990 to 570
million
in 2000, followed by a recovery to 584
million
hectares
in 2005. North America's forest
area
remained mostly stable, with only a minor decrease from 708 to 705
million
hectares
during the period. Oceania experienced a small decline, from 199 to 197
million
hectares
.
In contrast
, Europe consistently increased its forest
area
, from 989
million
hectares
in 1990 to 1001
million
hectares
by 2005.
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