Canadian Forests by the Numbers

Blog 264-365

Let's follow the money to find what is happening with the Canadian's forest.

Forest inventory                                  2013
Forest area by classification                (hectares)
Forest land                                  347,575,750
Other land with tree cover              8,498,940
Other wooded land                            40,865,660
Total area                                          396,940,350

Forest ownership
Provincial                       76.6%
Territorial                               12.9%
Private                                 6.2%
Aboriginal                         2.0%
Federal                                  1.6%

Disturbance
Insects (hectares, 2012)
Area defoliated by insects and containing beetle-killed trees 8,582,720
Fires (2013)
Area burned (hectares)                                                        4,203,867
Number of fires   2013                                                            6,246

Forest management
Harvesting (2012)
Area harvested (hectares)                                                594,003

Volume harvested (cubic metres)                                 151,978,000

Regeneration (hectares, 2012)
Area planted                                                                           347,127
Area seeded                                                                            10,576
Third-party certification (hectares, 2013)
Area certified                                                                    152,937,728

Protected forest (IUCN categories)
Ia Strict nature reserve                                                               0.10%
Ib Wilderness area                                                                   1.90%
II Ecosystem conservation and protection                             4.20%
III Conservation of natural features                                         0.50%
IV Conservation through active management                         0.20%
V Landscape conservation and recreation                            0.02%

Domestic economic impact
Contribution to nominal GDP (current dollars, 2013)
Forestry and logging industry                                           4,100,000,000
Pulp and paper product manufacturing industry           8,000,000,000
Wood product manufacturing industry                           8,800,000,000
Total contribution to nominal GDP                                  20,900,000,000

Trade
Balance of trade (total exports, dollars, 2013)                    19,205,972,823
Value of domestic exports (dollars, 2013)
Primary wood products                                                       1,300,128,228
Pulp and paper products                                                     15,729,889,975
Wood-fabricated materials                                             11,388,478,205
Total value of exports                                                     28,418,496,408

Value of imports (dollars, 2013)                                      9,377,990,632

Links
http://cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/statsprofile