To date, no forest area is certified under the PEFC in Africa. The area of FSC-certified forest area declined in other regions, notably North America, although that subregion still holds the largest share of FSC-certified forests, followed by the CIS and then western Europe. Even though the industrial roundwood production from certified forest is estimated to have increased annually for some years, table 2.4.1 shows that this trend has slowed, due partly to a decline in the area of certified forest in North America of about 4 million hectares. In 2015, for the second year in a row, production in certified forests in western Europe is estimated to have exceeded the production in certified forests in North America.