Table 15.4. Total tree volume (million m3) on forest land by forest type, age class, and managed forest region in Canada.
Managed forests 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
0 Non-treed <0.01 0.01 0.01 <0.01 - - - - - - - 0.00 0.02
Treed Mixedwood 0.10 2.13 6.44 13.13 30.65 0.18 0.48 0.04 - - 0.03 - 53.17
Treed Broadleaf 0.28 6.84 6.36 11.15 2.82 53.30 <0.01 - - - 0.00 - 80.74
Treed Coniferous 0.07 1.90 7.76 14.73 13.37 6.75 8.44 1.87 2.35 0.70 30.08 - 88.02
Subtotal 0.44 10.87 20.56 39.01 46.84 60.23 8.92 1.90 2.35 0.70 30.11 0.00 221.94
11 Non-treed 1.15 1.34 2.45 18.98 11.77 20.86 4.22 0.29 0.25 0.19 0.09 0.00 61.60
Treed Broadleaf 115.47 229.39 466.88 1 067.39 951.94 443.90 223.60 86.37 14.44 5.84 10.37 - 3 615.58
Treed Mixedwood 143.26 351.65 570.07 874.00 890.06 439.63 318.42 141.20 44.91 23.47 17.40 - 3 814.06
Treed Coniferous 181.90 659.44 1 229.71 2 034.42 2 355.23 1 733.75 2 068.44 1 237.12 733.41 389.87 4 081.51 - 16 704.81
Subtotal 441.77 1 241.81 2 269.12 3 994.80 4 209.00 2 638.13 2 614.68 1 464.98 793.01 419.38 4 109.37 0.00 24 196.05
12 Non-treed 0.05 0.01 0.28 0.01 0.20 <0.01 - - - - - 0.00 0.55
Treed Mixedwood 12.92 31.58 56.58 105.12 64.08 38.58 20.36 14.78 0.95 0.03 1.07 - 346.05
Treed Broadleaf 12.12 32.85 71.42 140.23 70.39 18.43 6.80 6.34 0.62 0.58 0.86 - 360.65
Treed Coniferous 25.78 193.60 194.76 342.89 333.58 201.51 128.14 80.27 32.05 14.50 146.14 - 1 693.20
Subtotal 50.87 258.03 323.04 588.25 468.25 258.51 155.30 101.38 33.62 15.11 148.07 0.00 2 400.45
13 Non-treed 0.02 0.09 3.27 5.19 13.50 10.22 0.35 0.21 - - - 0.00 32.85
Treed Broadleaf 16.80 38.16 37.71 56.41 211.60 50.76 2.12 0.53 - 1.74 - - 415.82
Treed Mixedwood 18.98 41.55 46.30 138.23 247.56 402.19 81.72 11.18 0.62 2.69 0.78 - 991.81
Treed Coniferous 51.96 311.81 563.71 646.72 1 029.95 3 710.10 2 036.90 692.37 40.91 8.96 53.67 - 9 147.06
Subtotal 87.76 391.61 650.99 846.56 1 502.62 4 173.28 2 121.09 704.28 41.53 13.39 54.45 0.00 10 587.55
20 Non-treed 0.21 0.01 0.01 - 0.16 0.10 0.01 - - - - 0.00 0.50
Treed Broadleaf 9.79 54.99 142.86 211.13 169.16 51.14 14.44 2.59 0.27 1.49 0.94 - 658.80
Treed Mixedwood 11.64 51.37 118.95 175.51 168.94 110.31 39.39 23.08 5.09 1.35 7.99 - 713.61
Treed Coniferous 19.30 141.54 264.01 537.69 564.59 825.13 649.39 312.89 202.22 97.68 1 323.41 - 4 937.87
Subtotal 40.95 247.91 525.83 924.32 902.84 986.69 703.24 338.56 207.57 100.52 1 332.33 0.00 6 310.77
31 Non-treed - - - - - - - - - - - 0.00 0.00
Treed Mixedwood 0.27 3.08 1.44 9.12 2.20 4.50 0.61 0.07 0.08 - - - 21.38
Treed Broadleaf 2.69 5.01 6.91 19.27 7.88 4.76 1.03 - - - - - 47.56
Treed Coniferous 0.77 16.42 8.73 18.38 13.93 9.71 6.69 18.12 4.52 0.16 3.30 - 100.72
Subtotal 3.73 24.51 17.08 46.77 24.01 18.97 8.34 18.19 4.60 0.16 3.30 0.00 169.66
32 Non-treed <0.01 <0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 - - - - - - 0.00 0.01
Treed Mixedwood 0.64 4.25 8.12 12.90 14.03 4.83 2.87 3.89 - - 0.67 - 52.21
Treed Broadleaf 5.37 16.45 19.68 13.71 7.04 9.23 1.23 1.15 - 1.50 - - 75.36
Treed Coniferous 0.84 12.19 9.37 13.31 21.91 12.66 9.12 11.67 1.76 4.05 14.99 - 111.87
Subtotal 6.85 32.89 37.18 39.92 42.99 26.72 13.22 16.71 1.76 5.55 15.66 0.00 239.44
33 Non-treed 0.13 0.02 0.02 0.02 <0.01 0.01 0.00 0.03 - - - 0.00 0.23
Treed Mixedwood 7.34 16.45 25.10 40.32 23.36 15.76 5.51 5.68 2.05 0.20 3.31 - 145.09
Treed Broadleaf 9.60 17.23 40.64 46.55 31.16 26.50 22.12 8.78 0.15 1.59 0.39 - 204.72
Treed Coniferous 16.57 77.55 89.35 145.61 161.34 123.97 177.49 112.02 70.24 63.20 515.94 - 1 553.29
Subtotal 33.64 111.25 155.11 232.50 215.85 166.25 205.13 126.51 72.45 65.00 519.64 0.00 1 903.33
40 Non-treed - 0.01 <0.01 0.20 0.40 - 1.24 - - - - 0.00 1.85
Treed Broadleaf 1.77 4.60 3.33 9.60 37.48 11.16 0.32 1.42 - - - - 69.69
Treed Mixedwood 1.06 8.93 4.34 6.03 8.94 57.90 6.61 5.11 0.23 - - - 99.13
Treed Coniferous 0.88 9.27 21.05 36.26 42.61 344.57 109.93 30.85 9.28 6.18 79.72 - 690.60
Subtotal 3.71 22.81 28.72 52.09 89.43 413.63 118.10 37.38 9.51 6.18 79.72 0.00 861.27
50 Non-treed 0.18 0.44 0.45 0.14 0.09 <0.01 - - - - - 0.00 1.32
Treed Mixedwood 34.71 105.06 278.51 304.72 157.30 61.12 16.83 11.87 1.44 0.47 2.89 - 974.92
Treed Coniferous 23.97 132.11 240.83 266.94 155.99 103.65 89.18 28.90 16.09 11.84 97.56 - 1 167.07
Treed Broadleaf 44.40 178.51 396.03 431.72 303.44 102.20 31.73 8.03 0.58 5.96 0.98 - 1 503.57
Subtotal 103.26 416.13 915.81 1 003.53 616.82 266.97 137.74 48.80 18.11 18.27 101.43 0.00 3 646.87
100 Non-treed 0.04 0.13 0.05 0.01 0.04 0.61 0.01 - - - - 0.00 0.89
Treed Broadleaf 3.42 5.00 12.77 13.82 14.85 8.57 2.59 1.23 0.41 0.26 0.56 - 63.49
Treed Mixedwood 2.18 8.19 12.10 18.57 22.66 10.03 5.44 2.34 0.27 0.21 0.61 - 82.61
Treed Coniferous 2.97 27.61 36.55 50.05 72.67 53.84 61.70 23.88 5.18 1.97 22.23 - 358.64
Subtotal 8.62 40.93 61.46 82.45 110.23 73.05 69.75 27.45 5.86 2.44 23.40 0.00 505.62
Canada Non-treed 1.78 2.06 6.55 24.56 26.16 31.80 5.84 0.54 0.25 0.19 0.09 0.00 99.82
Treed Broadleaf 221.72 589.02 1 204.58 2 020.99 1 807.76 779.95 305.99 116.44 16.48 18.95 14.10 - 7 095.97
Treed Mixedwood 233.09 624.23 1 127.94 1 697.66 1 629.78 1 145.04 498.24 219.23 55.64 28.43 34.73 - 7 294.03
Treed Coniferous 325.01 1 583.44 2 665.83 4 107.00 4 765.17 7 125.64 5 345.43 2 549.93 1 118.02 599.12 6 368.56 - 36 553.15
Subtotal 781.60 2 798.75 5 004.90 7 850.21 8 228.87 9 082.43 6 155.50 2 886.14 1 190.38 646.70 6 417.49 0.00 51 042.97
Source: Canada's National Forest Inventory, combined remeasured (2007-2017) and projected (2006-2017 with NFI projection system) data< (Version 3, November 2023) (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.
Managed forest
Code Description
0 Not available
11 Long term volume or area based Crown timber dispositions
12 Short term volume or area based Crown timber dispositions
13 No current Crown timber dispostions
20 Legal protection status (IUCN class IA, IB, II, III, IV, V, VI equivalent)
31 Reserved by the Federal government for military or other purposes
32 Reserved by the Federal government under the Indian Act
33 Reserved or designated restricted use by provincial or territorial government
40 Aboriginal lands
50 Privately-owned lands
100 Water