Table 5.2b. Confidence interval (1000 ha) of area of forest land by forest type, age class and boreal zone in Canada.
Boreal zone 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
Non-boreal Non-treed ±7.92 ±6.67 ±16.57 ±29.43 ±0.53 ±1.38 ±0.16 ±0.60 - ±0.14 - ±397.53 ±399.10
Treed Broadleaf ±156.25 ±243.00 ±297.33 ±335.73 ±309.75 ±175.97 ±55.91 ±32.81 ±20.44 ±15.43 ±16.02 - ±645.45
Treed Mixedwood ±169.78 ±201.34 ±268.55 ±271.38 ±270.68 ±165.70 ±81.08 ±72.04 ±21.03 ±16.40 ±20.54 - ±573.37
Treed Coniferous ±349.64 ±398.57 ±341.82 ±344.56 ±409.16 ±352.78 ±351.36 ±308.61 ±226.27 ±219.88 ±828.15 - ±1 346.33
Subtotal ±418.99 ±508.42 ±526.91 ±553.13 ±580.19 ±427.64 ±364.90 ±318.60 ±228.16 ±221.03 ±828.56 ±397.53 ±1 648.41
Boreal Non-treed ±49.15 ±91.67 ±117.73 ±127.79 ±132.94 ±87.70 ±21.97 ±5.15 ±2.49 ±3.03 ±0.93 ±776.54 ±818.49
Treed Broadleaf ±339.53 ±301.96 ±379.76 ±497.15 ±423.98 ±332.46 ±179.06 ±83.40 ±21.29 ±9.24 ±4.72 - ±963.17
Treed Mixedwood ±340.05 ±352.08 ±342.03 ±444.03 ±418.25 ±418.02 ±209.35 ±109.60 ±53.54 ±30.56 ±64.25 - ±983.45
Treed Coniferous ±573.08 ±985.12 ±1 088.79 ±1 104.04 ±1 141.96 ±1 591.31 ±1 397.05 ±778.01 ±305.89 ±131.00 ±483.52 ±3.64 ±3 231.28
Subtotal ±749.50 ±1 092.71 ±1 208.52 ±1 295.98 ±1 294.78 ±1 680.84 ±1 424.12 ±790.12 ±311.28 ±134.87 ±487.79 ±776.55 ±3 606.38
Canada Non-treed ±49.79 ±91.91 ±118.89 ±131.14 ±132.94 ±87.71 ±21.97 ±5.18 ±2.49 ±3.03 ±0.93 ±872.38 ±910.61
Treed Broadleaf ±373.76 ±387.59 ±482.31 ±599.89 ±525.08 ±376.16 ±187.58 ±89.62 ±29.51 ±17.99 ±16.70 - ±1 159.45
Treed Mixedwood ±380.08 ±405.59 ±434.86 ±520.39 ±498.20 ±449.67 ±224.50 ±131.15 ±57.52 ±34.69 ±67.45 - ±1 138.39
Treed Coniferous ±671.32 ±1 062.70 ±1 141.19 ±1 156.56 ±1 213.05 ±1 629.94 ±1 440.56 ±836.98 ±380.48 ±255.94 ±958.97 ±3.64 ±3 500.54
Total ±858.66 ±1 205.20 ±1 318.39 ±1 409.08 ±1 418.83 ±1 734.39 ±1 470.13 ±851.93 ±385.94 ±258.93 ±961.49 ±872.39 ±3 965.25
Source: Canada's National Forest Inventory, combined remeasured (2007-2017) and projected (2006-2017 with NFI projection system) data (Version 3.1, October 2025) (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.