Table 5.4. Area (1000 ha) of 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 Treed Coniferous 2.02 14.40 41.13 55.65 51.78 70.52 45.55 22.65 23.08 4.81 75.66 0.00 407.25
Treed Mixedwood 3.10 6.29 20.24 15.70 11.45 1.69 4.23 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 62.72
Treed Broadleaf 2.51 10.18 24.18 10.18 2.83 7.68 1.11 <0.01 0.00 0.00 <0.01 0.00 58.68
Non-treed 0.02 0.18 0.31 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 28.31 28.85
Subtotal 7.64 31.05 85.86 81.56 66.07 79.89 50.89 22.65 23.08 4.81 75.67 28.31 557.49
11 Treed Coniferous 6 723.04 9 685.53 11 113.92 15 220.85 15 261.16 8 947.14 10 583.49 4 668.76 2 610.87 1 415.36 9 917.66 0.00 96 147.79
Treed Mixedwood 3 250.80 3 954.57 4 162.69 5 012.33 4 387.58 1 713.64 1 064.08 425.54 127.70 47.41 62.79 0.00 24 209.11
Treed Broadleaf 2 279.96 2 340.26 3 085.75 5 049.01 4 167.45 1 620.17 701.75 232.77 39.91 10.76 18.33 0.00 19 546.13
Non-treed 74.21 113.90 74.26 160.06 139.84 140.36 19.72 3.33 1.29 1.59 0.47 6 432.40 7 161.42
Subtotal 12 328.01 16 094.27 18 436.62 25 442.25 23 956.04 12 421.31 12 369.03 5 330.40 2 779.76 1 475.12 9 999.25 6 432.40 147 064.45
12 Treed Coniferous 598.64 2 179.45 1 918.55 2 529.25 2 528.12 1 492.16 1 435.41 319.59 110.92 59.52 295.51 0.00 13 467.11
Treed Broadleaf 245.08 387.18 450.76 735.01 338.62 102.94 30.99 19.37 2.08 0.62 2.49 0.00 2 315.15
Treed Mixedwood 247.36 320.35 400.03 554.91 344.82 161.50 77.75 36.16 2.06 0.23 0.97 0.00 2 146.14
Non-treed 8.87 1.34 4.19 1.87 7.59 0.12 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1 913.27 1 937.25
Subtotal 1 099.94 2 888.33 2 773.52 3 821.04 3 219.16 1 756.72 1 544.15 375.12 115.06 60.38 298.96 1 913.27 19 865.65
13 Treed Coniferous 2 043.94 7 309.01 10 454.28 8 837.49 11 588.03 28 083.28 20 577.51 7 742.01 234.35 75.53 564.09 0.00 97 509.54
Treed Mixedwood 753.95 873.64 631.17 1 316.76 2 074.46 3 643.00 938.30 46.94 4.52 8.41 2.01 0.00 10 293.17
Non-treed 15.71 49.64 153.66 121.30 150.00 57.62 1.52 1.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 5 393.27 5 943.78
Treed Broadleaf 592.47 555.64 461.69 405.94 1 300.03 741.13 19.88 3.22 0.00 5.59 0.00 0.00 4 085.57
Subtotal 3 406.08 8 787.93 11 700.80 10 681.48 15 112.52 32 525.03 21 537.21 7 793.24 238.88 89.53 566.10 5 393.27 117 832.06
20 Treed Coniferous 505.21 1 548.54 2 467.66 3 051.11 3 185.42 3 699.45 3 595.34 1 316.71 599.25 384.75 3 200.76 0.00 23 554.19
Treed Mixedwood 168.13 530.05 714.17 1 002.52 693.47 360.24 123.67 67.55 15.11 4.50 30.27 0.00 3 709.66
Treed Broadleaf 140.19 471.84 813.37 841.58 629.39 181.60 44.79 9.13 3.09 2.24 3.68 0.00 3 140.92
Non-treed 3.44 0.36 0.10 0.00 1.31 0.80 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 973.43 979.52
Subtotal 816.97 2 550.79 3 995.30 4 895.21 4 509.59 4 242.09 3 763.88 1 393.38 617.44 391.49 3 234.70 973.43 31 384.30
31 Treed Coniferous 26.17 246.94 98.83 157.67 129.95 66.06 44.66 130.42 22.09 0.67 12.88 0.00 936.35
Treed Broadleaf 29.39 62.18 27.97 88.09 27.20 15.16 4.28 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 254.25
Treed Mixedwood 4.17 32.69 9.27 55.31 10.10 20.28 2.50 0.29 0.40 0.00 0.00 0.00 135.01
Non-treed 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 12.35 12.35
Subtotal 59.72 341.82 136.08 301.06 167.24 101.50 51.45 130.71 22.49 0.67 12.88 12.35 1 337.97
32 Treed Coniferous 22.78 149.63 111.59 99.84 116.79 60.67 46.51 15.97 12.13 13.12 31.80 0.00 680.83
Treed Broadleaf 98.61 182.72 148.55 73.62 32.35 36.98 2.15 3.13 0.00 3.17 0.00 0.00 581.28
Treed Mixedwood 18.89 53.69 66.19 80.23 85.76 22.00 16.62 6.75 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.00 350.17
Non-treed 0.10 0.05 0.10 <0.01 <0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 29.65 29.91
Subtotal 140.38 386.09 326.43 253.69 234.91 119.64 65.29 25.85 12.13 16.30 31.84 29.65 1 642.19
33 Treed Coniferous 416.96 880.12 896.87 1 228.63 996.75 776.68 1 439.95 535.01 520.15 231.49 1 463.87 0.00 9 386.50
Treed Mixedwood 182.02 159.45 152.28 290.76 143.91 95.78 57.53 62.87 24.52 2.77 13.34 0.00 1 185.23
Treed Broadleaf 185.50 152.50 167.75 170.67 104.97 100.67 32.27 4.38 2.99 0.00 0.00 0.00 921.67
Non-treed 3.12 1.82 0.48 0.10 0.04 1.38 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 727.52 734.47
Subtotal 787.60 1 193.88 1 217.38 1 690.16 1 245.67 974.50 1 529.75 602.26 547.65 234.27 1 477.21 727.52 12 227.87
40 Treed Coniferous 46.83 268.64 550.80 561.76 479.16 2 067.96 945.62 228.93 37.74 8.75 132.62 0.00 5 328.81
Treed Mixedwood 49.52 64.36 83.12 102.40 73.89 220.65 82.70 18.49 0.49 0.00 0.00 0.00 695.60
Treed Broadleaf 63.21 42.07 61.60 60.35 210.22 167.88 0.53 6.30 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 612.15
Non-treed 0.00 11.92 0.93 12.19 5.16 0.00 5.76 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 38.25 74.20
Subtotal 159.56 386.99 696.45 736.70 768.41 2 456.48 1 034.60 253.72 38.23 8.75 132.62 38.25 6 710.75
50 Treed Broadleaf 905.96 1 796.40 2 612.81 2 491.17 1 472.80 386.42 88.11 23.87 2.89 0.95 2.42 0.00 9 783.80
Treed Mixedwood 793.93 1 087.62 1 854.54 1 696.22 804.19 254.45 51.76 24.36 4.53 1.88 4.93 0.00 6 578.39
Treed Coniferous 581.53 1 297.55 1 462.58 1 362.07 760.58 445.96 271.28 95.82 55.59 33.53 202.45 0.00 6 568.94
Non-treed 6.64 20.20 20.11 3.19 1.14 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1 394.58 1 445.93
Subtotal 2 288.06 4 201.77 5 950.04 5 552.65 3 038.72 1 086.89 411.15 144.05 63.00 36.35 209.81 1 394.58 24 377.06
100 Treed Coniferous 82.12 363.01 480.93 423.20 629.57 526.60 668.92 199.60 4.74 1.03 25.44 0.00 3 405.18
Treed Mixedwood 54.07 102.91 93.73 143.68 157.89 68.83 24.27 6.76 0.21 0.73 0.11 0.00 653.19
Treed Broadleaf 62.86 61.36 74.81 66.26 77.01 41.94 6.00 1.02 0.32 0.05 0.10 0.00 391.74
Non-treed 2.56 1.78 0.55 0.07 0.36 5.25 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 191.64 202.29
Subtotal 201.61 529.06 650.02 633.22 864.84 642.62 699.27 207.38 5.27 1.81 25.66 191.64 4 652.40
Canada Treed Coniferous 11 049.23 23 942.84 29 597.15 33 527.53 35 727.31 46 236.49 39 654.25 15 275.47 4 230.91 2 228.57 15 922.73 0.00 257 392.47
Treed Mixedwood 5 525.94 7 185.62 8 187.43 10 270.81 8 787.53 6 562.04 2 443.40 695.72 179.52 65.92 114.46 0.00 50 018.40
Treed Broadleaf 4 605.73 6 062.33 7 929.23 9 991.88 8 362.88 3 402.56 931.85 303.18 51.28 23.39 27.03 0.00 41 691.34
Non-treed 114.68 201.18 254.69 298.82 305.44 205.59 27.17 4.40 1.29 1.59 0.47 17 134.67 18 549.97
Total 21 295.58 37 391.97 45 968.49 54 089.03 53 183.16 56 406.68 43 056.67 16 278.76 4 463.00 2 319.47 16 064.69 17 134.67 367 652.18
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 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