The table below gives information about the percentage of land covered by forest in various countries in 1990 and 2005 with estimated figures for 2015. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The given table indicates not only how much terrain was covered by woodlands amongst a variety of four nations within the period between 1990 and 2005 but also predicted numbers for 2015. Overall, there was a subtle increase in the proportion of forested land in New Zealand and Chile whereas Australia and Brazil witnessed a noticeable decline. These tendencies were predicted to keep persisted likewise until 2015. According to the data, the percentage of forest-covered land in New Zealand had a slight growth from 28. 8% in 1990 up to 31. 0% in 2005 and was also forecasted to reach 32. 3% by 2015. Meanwhile, Chile was the nation whose figure was at the nadir, compared to that of the rest of 3 countries, with 20. 4% in 1990 and then continued to go up and expected to stand at 22% by 2015. However, Brazil and Australia also experienced a remarkable decline in their proportions of forested land despite the fact that Brazil was the nation which had the highest percentage of forest-covered land, at 62. 2% in 1990. Brazil’s figure then significantly dropped down to 57. 3% in 2005 and was also estimated to dip further to 53. 2% by 2015. This was also the same for Australia whose figure went down sequentially from 21. 9% to 20% during the same period. (WC: 223)