Table 14.2. Area (1000 ha) of forest land by species group, age class and boreal zone in Canada.
Boreal zone Species group 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
Non-boreal Spruce 1 060.88 1 783.77 2 094.10 2 284.48 1 850.47 932.66 1 272.58 765.69 429.88 353.93 1 832.59 0.06 14 661.10
Pine 1 614.64 1 759.85 1 004.66 1 531.69 2 340.89 1 517.53 1 311.63 770.71 341.82 241.36 583.53 0.00 13 018.30
Fir 551.57 1 464.09 1 683.18 1 320.88 1 049.90 592.19 570.25 680.09 659.57 616.65 3 402.32 0.00 12 590.69
Maple 269.13 704.59 2 446.45 2 716.86 2 287.06 538.96 71.77 24.13 20.74 0.00 1.43 0.17 9 081.30
Poplar 892.65 1 744.63 1 590.00 1 485.27 1 082.35 401.46 196.70 101.49 12.19 13.08 28.10 0.00 7 547.92
Hemlock 213.93 368.53 387.12 286.09 330.65 185.16 202.04 121.59 164.72 112.47 3 599.91 0.00 5 972.21
Birch 330.19 1 037.31 1 279.54 1 218.13 1 381.55 442.58 60.59 32.24 0.99 0.88 1.71 0.00 5 785.73
Douglas-fir 193.97 213.38 382.55 421.45 665.65 817.73 860.02 688.78 271.98 216.19 909.23 0.00 5 640.93
Unclassified 40.99 53.79 1.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4 281.19 4 377.07
Cedar & other conifers 80.88 185.55 325.53 263.67 278.44 171.57 71.64 63.68 71.30 132.00 2 075.21 0.00 3 719.48
Other hardwoods 42.15 210.36 384.96 387.84 212.62 53.28 10.70 3.90 0.19 2.63 12.65 0.00 1 321.29
Unspecified conifers 632.38 369.21 94.51 34.85 6.84 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.26 1 140.05
Unspecified hardwoods 568.48 198.91 121.46 25.25 47.80 2.26 0.49 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.07 964.72
Larch 52.41 72.69 130.11 143.71 153.26 110.33 98.35 42.62 21.61 13.07 66.60 0.00 904.75
Subtotal 6 544.26 10 166.66 11 925.26 12 120.16 11 687.48 5 765.72 4 726.77 3 294.92 1 995.00 1 702.26 12 513.28 4 283.75 86 725.53
Boreal Spruce 2 406.81 10 828.92 19 330.44 23 663.62 26 015.42 42 892.14 36 354.66 11 031.64 1 653.65 355.83 2 122.50 66.50 176 722.12
Poplar 3 431.78 3 834.70 4 479.36 8 289.15 7 435.05 3 093.05 1 027.67 313.75 42.28 14.73 27.48 0.74 31 989.71
Pine 4 502.42 6 920.92 4 627.69 4 834.45 3 044.44 2 077.12 1 386.18 629.40 261.85 45.32 218.45 4.31 28 552.55
Unclassified 87.23 38.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 12 814.62 12 939.91
Fir 316.77 1 455.53 1 588.16 1 468.27 2 341.78 1 058.39 1 038.02 566.53 439.23 187.56 1 186.14 4.43 11 650.82
Larch 409.19 1 099.97 1 812.35 1 888.76 1 558.74 1 053.60 504.28 322.03 53.79 18.00 21.94 14.59 8 757.24
Birch 1 173.93 1 667.81 1 884.96 1 577.06 973.27 1 075.40 99.07 19.34 3.42 2.84 5.26 2.56 8 484.92
Unspecified conifers 1 827.05 1 277.70 168.27 25.58 1.80 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.24 3 301.64
Unspecified hardwoods 683.96 173.04 5.89 0.38 0.00 0.00 0.15 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 863.42
Maple 7.04 40.59 129.33 177.66 64.17 1.13 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 419.92
Other hardwoods 21.41 35.52 61.82 59.51 66.97 52.22 6.11 5.96 1.73 0.52 0.00 4.35 316.11
Cedar & other conifers 1.62 6.54 30.17 53.36 67.47 77.45 45.23 20.06 10.56 0.00 0.00 0.00 312.44
Subtotal 14 869.20 27 379.29 34 118.43 42 037.79 41 569.10 51 380.50 40 461.36 12 908.71 2 466.52 624.80 3 581.78 12 913.33 284 310.80
Canada Spruce 3 467.69 12 612.69 21 424.55 25 948.10 27 865.89 43 824.80 37 627.24 11 797.33 2 083.53 709.76 3 955.09 66.56 191 383.22
Pine 6 117.06 8 680.77 5 632.35 6 366.14 5 385.33 3 594.65 2 697.80 1 400.11 603.68 286.68 801.97 4.31 41 570.85
Poplar 4 324.43 5 579.33 6 069.35 9 774.41 8 517.40 3 494.50 1 224.37 415.24 54.47 27.81 55.58 0.74 39 537.63
Fir 868.34 2 919.62 3 271.34 2 789.16 3 391.68 1 650.58 1 608.27 1 246.62 1 098.80 804.21 4 588.47 4.43 24 241.52
Unclassified 128.23 91.84 1.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 17 095.81 17 316.97
Birch 1 504.12 2 705.11 3 164.50 2 795.19 2 354.82 1 517.99 159.67 51.58 4.41 3.72 6.97 2.56 14 270.65
Larch 461.60 1 172.66 1 942.46 2 032.47 1 711.99 1 163.93 602.63 364.64 75.40 31.07 88.54 14.59 9 661.98
Maple 276.18 745.18 2 575.77 2 894.52 2 351.24 540.09 71.77 24.13 20.74 0.00 1.43 0.17 9 501.22
Hemlock 213.93 368.53 387.12 286.09 330.65 185.16 202.04 121.59 164.72 112.47 3 599.91 0.00 5 972.21
Douglas-fir 193.97 213.38 382.55 421.45 665.65 817.73 860.02 688.78 271.98 216.19 909.23 0.00 5 640.93
Unspecified conifers 2 459.43 1 646.91 262.78 60.43 8.64 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.50 4 441.69
Cedar & other conifers 82.50 192.09 355.70 317.02 345.91 249.02 116.87 83.74 81.86 132.00 2 075.21 0.00 4 031.92
Unspecified hardwoods 1 252.44 371.95 127.35 25.63 47.80 2.26 0.64 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.07 1 828.14
Other hardwoods 63.55 245.88 446.77 447.35 279.59 105.50 16.81 9.86 1.93 3.15 12.65 4.35 1 637.39
Total 21 413.45 37 545.95 46 043.69 54 157.95 53 256.58 57 146.22 45 188.12 16 203.63 4 461.52 2 327.06 16 095.06 17 197.08 371 036.32
Source: Canada's National Forest Inventory, combined remeasured (2007-2017) and projected (2006-2017 with NFI projection system) data (Version 2, November 2022) (http://nfi.nfis.org)
Note: The Non-boreal zone in the Arctic ecozones (Arctic Cordillera, Northern Arctic, Southern Arctic) are not inventoried. The total land and water area amounts to approximately 252,202.08 thousand ha.
1 Missing or unknown age class.