Table 5.1. Area (1000 ha) of forest land by forest type, age class and terrestrial ecozone in Canada.
Terrestrial ecozone Forest type Age (years) Total
1-20 21-40 41-60 61-80 81-100 101-120 121-140 141-160 161-180 181-200 201+ Other1
Taiga Plains Treed Coniferous 87.29 110.61 546.13 1 215.86 22 594.33 605.58 530.25 361.33 85.21 26.40 49.33 0.00 26 212.32
Treed Broadleaf 11.20 97.18 671.26 2 276.58 360.95 255.63 75.25 17.40 0.41 0.00 0.00 0.00 3 765.86
Treed Mixedwood 16.96 36.05 371.50 296.48 2 462.27 145.90 137.86 79.33 5.13 2.55 2.24 0.00 3 556.28
Non-treed 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 66.72 66.72
Subtotal 115.45 243.84 1 588.88 3 788.92 25 417.55 1 007.11 743.36 458.06 90.75 28.95 51.57 66.72 33 601.17
Taiga Shield Treed Coniferous 90.32 12.26 44.98 4 546.82 7 484.23 18 119.76 8 151.29 4.39 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 38 454.05
Non-treed 0.00 1.22 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5 559.44 5 560.66
Treed Mixedwood 19.08 1.27 3.22 76.02 139.30 1 124.74 7.82 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1 371.45
Treed Broadleaf 5.86 2.94 2.95 9.11 846.60 39.13 0.13 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 906.72
Subtotal 115.26 17.70 51.15 4 631.94 8 470.13 19 283.64 8 159.24 4.39 0.00 0.00 0.00 5 559.44 46 292.88
Boreal Shield Treed Coniferous 6 312.79 7 897.55 8 487.35 13 914.43 21 487.35 15 755.44 3 093.55 1 579.82 318.34 30.32 2.03 0.00 78 878.98
Treed Mixedwood 4 266.90 3 272.92 4 926.29 8 734.89 8 024.86 1 009.65 369.27 130.71 16.40 30.50 6.87 0.00 30 789.26
Treed Broadleaf 1 646.31 987.07 2 797.84 3 234.29 3 086.11 702.73 292.75 120.83 32.51 1.36 1.21 0.00 12 903.00
Non-treed 15.76 45.51 20.79 24.64 47.04 3.65 1.11 0.00 5.50 0.00 0.00 8 539.50 8 703.49
Subtotal 12 241.76 12 203.05 16 232.27 25 908.26 32 645.37 17 471.47 3 756.68 1 831.36 372.75 62.18 10.10 8 539.50 131 274.73
Atlantic Maritime Treed Coniferous 1 481.17 1 156.66 1 909.49 1 204.92 739.72 217.63 21.90 3.78 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 6 735.28
Treed Mixedwood 1 314.83 889.80 1 920.61 1 063.88 390.71 44.11 7.25 0.00 1.30 0.00 0.00 0.00 5 632.49
Treed Broadleaf 859.86 352.46 1 086.76 511.09 261.50 14.22 3.20 2.07 0.00 0.39 0.21 0.00 3 091.76
Non-treed 12.26 0.13 0.26 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 823.49 836.14
Subtotal 3 668.12 2 399.05 4 917.11 2 779.89 1 391.93 275.97 32.36 5.85 1.30 0.39 0.21 823.49 16 295.67
Mixedwood Plains Treed Broadleaf 146.98 395.50 651.41 403.46 144.96 23.04 4.60 2.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1 772.03
Treed Mixedwood 69.10 260.41 394.93 105.87 47.98 5.43 3.39 0.36 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 887.48
Treed Coniferous 80.58 163.12 113.28 49.60 15.16 1.39 2.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 425.19
Non-treed 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 84.53 84.53
Subtotal 296.66 819.03 1 159.62 558.93 208.10 29.86 10.05 2.45 0.00 0.00 0.00 84.53 3 169.24
Boreal Plains Treed Coniferous 908.04 1 424.49 4 006.54 5 457.23 4 335.90 2 833.06 1 156.54 572.57 410.36 65.57 63.17 0.00 21 233.48
Treed Broadleaf 584.79 1 241.79 3 589.29 2 651.93 1 360.51 756.87 168.09 11.65 5.39 0.33 0.00 0.00 10 370.64
Treed Mixedwood 292.53 390.77 1 155.21 973.67 1 006.32 581.44 244.81 80.23 18.14 2.05 0.60 0.00 4 745.79
Non-treed 5.09 0.67 1.93 0.25 0.00 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2 096.65 2 104.75
Subtotal 1 790.45 3 057.72 8 752.97 9 083.08 6 702.73 4 171.54 1 569.44 664.45 433.90 67.95 63.77 2 096.65 38 454.66
Prairies Treed Broadleaf 1.24 1.91 317.84 378.53 409.86 0.14 0.00 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1 109.58
Treed Coniferous 0.00 0.00 1.31 14.28 2.99 24.88 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 43.45
Non-treed 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 30.20 30.20
Treed Mixedwood 0.00 0.53 3.33 7.51 3.05 0.13 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 14.55
Subtotal 1.24 2.44 322.48 400.31 415.89 25.16 0.00 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 30.20 1 197.79
Taiga Cordillera Treed Coniferous 0.09 576.78 379.82 257.43 243.55 4 381.83 85.11 16.15 1.80 0.00 0.00 0.00 5 942.55
Treed Mixedwood 33.14 36.01 47.50 29.34 28.89 165.03 1.11 7.30 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 348.33
Treed Broadleaf 2.41 9.65 13.42 126.53 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 152.01
Subtotal 35.64 622.43 440.74 413.31 272.43 4 546.86 86.22 23.45 1.80 0.00 0.00 0.00 6 442.89
Boreal Cordillera Treed Coniferous 56.25 913.19 1 432.33 1 701.76 3 404.84 2 098.22 1 052.11 816.10 834.08 219.40 2 490.36 0.00 15 018.63
Treed Mixedwood 48.38 529.47 447.33 475.63 387.22 250.03 178.01 84.37 88.60 0.00 98.45 0.00 2 587.50
Treed Broadleaf 86.86 477.82 288.55 238.69 38.65 116.09 59.61 30.81 15.61 0.00 17.33 0.00 1 370.02
Non-treed 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 140.31 140.31
Subtotal 191.49 1 920.47 2 168.22 2 416.08 3 830.71 2 464.34 1 289.73 931.29 938.29 219.40 2 606.14 140.31 19 116.46
Pacific Maritime Treed Coniferous 154.03 713.91 564.30 493.91 325.26 346.55 311.80 143.36 183.68 215.72 6 023.94 0.00 9 476.48
Non-treed 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 717.86 717.86
Treed Broadleaf 0.94 23.45 42.75 89.33 49.23 46.33 11.65 5.37 5.70 0.46 6.31 0.00 281.53
Treed Mixedwood 5.55 27.94 69.04 57.78 42.88 38.23 6.65 11.58 1.89 4.64 2.04 0.00 268.23
Subtotal 160.52 765.31 676.09 641.02 417.38 431.11 330.10 160.31 191.27 220.82 6 032.29 717.86 10 744.10
Montane Cordillera Treed Coniferous 605.24 1 149.96 1 008.20 2 589.93 3 206.00 3 109.18 3 533.11 2 646.81 1 939.59 1 642.25 6 196.56 0.00 27 626.84
Treed Mixedwood 73.22 204.13 102.72 250.91 381.84 212.10 176.98 61.30 28.09 6.02 20.34 0.00 1 517.65
Non-treed 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1 229.24 1 229.24
Treed Broadleaf 0.82 56.17 77.19 141.84 244.72 150.27 58.97 11.52 7.37 2.01 3.86 0.00 754.74
Subtotal 679.29 1 410.26 1 188.11 2 982.67 3 832.56 3 471.56 3 769.06 2 719.63 1 975.05 1 650.28 6 220.76 1 229.24 31 128.47
Hudson Plains Treed Coniferous 59.12 44.68 23.66 96.38 1 418.01 3 836.26 44.21 20.36 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5 542.68
Treed Mixedwood 0.00 0.45 25.72 2.98 3 282.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3 311.20
Non-treed 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 907.38 907.38
Treed Broadleaf 1.93 0.00 0.00 90.79 0.00 3.74 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 96.46
Subtotal 61.05 45.12 49.39 190.14 4 700.07 3 840.01 44.21 20.36 0.00 0.00 0.00 907.38 9 857.72
Canada Treed Coniferous 9 834.93 14 163.21 18 517.39 31 542.56 65 257.33 51 329.79 17 981.93 6 164.67 3 773.06 2 199.66 14 825.39 0.00 235 589.93
Treed Mixedwood 6 139.70 5 649.75 9 467.40 12 074.94 16 197.39 3 576.81 1 133.15 455.19 159.55 45.77 130.54 0.00 55 030.20
Treed Broadleaf 3 349.19 3 645.94 9 539.25 10 152.16 6 803.09 2 108.20 674.25 201.80 67.00 4.55 28.91 0.00 36 574.35
Non-treed 33.10 47.53 22.98 24.89 47.04 3.81 1.11 0.00 5.50 0.00 0.00 20 195.33 20 381.29
Total 19 356.92 23 506.43 37 547.02 53 794.55 88 304.85 57 018.62 19 790.45 6 821.66 4 005.10 2 249.98 14 984.84 20 195.33 347 575.76
Source: Canada's National Forest Inventory, revised 2006 baseline (Version 3, December 2013) (http://nfi.nfis.org)
Note: The Arctic ecozones (Arctic Cordillera, Northern Arctic, Southern Arctic), and the Taiga Plains and Hudson Plains ecozones located in Nunavut, are not inventoried. These non-inventoried areas total 262,189.89 thousand ha.
1 Missing or unknown age class.