Table 15.1. Total tree volume (million m3) on 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 Non-treed 0.03 0.06 <0.01 0.27 <0.01 - - - - - - 0.00 0.36
Treed Mixedwood 5.54 24.75 34.11 81.09 76.39 445.67 74.22 29.39 8.88 6.82 2.22 - 789.08
Treed Broadleaf 14.87 23.20 45.52 192.76 333.75 100.33 82.78 45.16 8.08 0.16 - - 846.59
Treed Coniferous 11.02 53.80 125.20 205.72 237.15 2 865.21 166.94 120.78 57.15 10.18 10.55 - 3 863.68
Subtotal 31.46 101.80 204.84 479.83 647.28 3 411.21 323.93 195.32 74.11 17.16 12.77 0.00 5 499.70
Taiga Shield Non-treed - - 2.52 0.16 0.13 - - - - - - 0.00 2.81
Treed Broadleaf 3.25 4.37 4.34 2.79 3.23 58.60 0.14 - - - - - 76.71
Treed Mixedwood 3.39 6.95 6.17 7.86 9.58 10.88 65.43 0.95 - - - - 111.22
Treed Coniferous 10.56 75.93 173.53 142.00 332.92 489.87 1 027.23 595.74 2.50 3.75 52.95 - 2 906.95
Subtotal 17.20 87.24 186.55 152.81 345.86 559.36 1 092.80 596.70 2.50 3.75 52.95 0.00 3 097.70
Boreal Shield Non-treed 1.13 1.27 2.48 18.42 6.55 7.09 0.60 0.13 0.25 0.17 0.09 0.00 38.18
Treed Broadleaf 83.84 216.10 490.17 597.00 573.85 118.00 23.09 6.52 3.06 1.68 - - 2 113.31
Treed Mixedwood 142.94 370.39 615.45 838.21 859.68 175.39 65.63 17.72 6.27 2.51 1.98 - 3 096.18
Treed Coniferous 192.32 882.00 1 258.38 1 736.62 2 058.72 1 294.53 1 215.31 172.46 38.60 4.42 2.31 - 8 855.67
Subtotal 420.23 1 469.76 2 366.47 3 190.25 3 498.81 1 595.01 1 304.63 196.83 48.18 8.78 4.38 0.00 14 103.33
Atlantic Maritime Non-treed 0.03 0.06 0.18 0.13 0.02 - - - - - - 0.00 0.42
Treed Broadleaf 20.57 54.45 108.86 144.04 106.13 37.03 1.12 1.49 0.19 - 0.04 - 473.93
Treed Mixedwood 42.11 102.80 191.58 252.55 127.67 44.67 2.71 0.59 - 0.18 - - 764.87
Treed Coniferous 43.06 149.36 200.98 258.20 172.50 74.30 14.04 2.83 0.08 - - - 915.34
Subtotal 105.77 306.68 501.60 654.93 406.31 156.00 17.88 4.91 0.26 0.18 0.04 0.00 2 154.56
Mixedwood Plains Non-treed - - - - - - - - - - - 0.00 0.00
Treed Coniferous 2.80 11.25 25.69 15.95 5.07 0.82 0.34 0.95 - - - - 62.87
Treed Mixedwood 2.28 12.09 49.75 33.88 17.01 6.00 1.51 0.57 - - - - 123.09
Treed Broadleaf 2.91 17.54 96.86 97.09 71.70 14.15 4.52 1.11 0.28 - - - 306.16
Subtotal 8.00 40.87 172.31 146.91 93.78 20.97 6.37 2.63 0.28 - - 0.00 492.12
Boreal Plains Non-treed 0.20 0.50 0.30 0.17 0.66 3.06 0.37 0.12 - - - 0.00 5.38
Treed Mixedwood 32.02 78.08 134.44 337.75 297.02 206.24 131.76 41.72 12.43 1.32 0.35 - 1 273.13
Treed Broadleaf 74.39 179.61 369.71 884.40 549.84 286.48 110.20 20.76 1.93 0.12 - - 2 477.44
Treed Coniferous 44.31 155.71 298.97 962.84 675.40 591.43 396.54 202.11 82.11 16.22 22.36 - 3 448.00
Subtotal 150.92 413.89 803.42 2 185.16 1 522.92 1 087.21 638.86 264.71 96.47 17.66 22.72 0.00 7 203.94
Prairies Non-treed 0.40 0.06 <0.01 - - - - - - - - 0.00 0.46
Treed Mixedwood 0.19 0.51 0.83 0.89 0.36 1.07 0.10 - - - - - 3.95
Treed Coniferous 0.08 0.64 1.98 0.25 0.91 2.27 0.20 0.54 - - - - 6.87
Treed Broadleaf 19.43 69.59 24.43 6.10 3.12 0.47 - 0.02 - - - - 123.17
Subtotal 20.09 70.80 27.25 7.24 4.39 3.81 0.30 0.56 - - - 0.00 134.44
Taiga Cordillera Non-treed - - 0.08 1.31 1.79 - - - - - - 0.00 3.18
Treed Broadleaf 0.31 0.65 0.64 0.29 16.25 0.01 - - - - - - 18.15
Treed Mixedwood 0.09 0.52 0.47 1.24 1.40 1.27 17.37 0.27 1.99 - - - 24.63
Treed Coniferous 0.22 3.41 9.90 21.98 23.69 24.85 708.99 21.96 6.78 0.53 - - 822.29
Subtotal 0.61 4.57 11.09 24.82 43.13 26.14 726.36 22.23 8.78 0.53 - 0.00 868.25
Boreal Cordillera Non-treed <0.01 0.13 0.96 3.99 17.14 21.64 4.71 0.22 - - - 0.00 48.79
Treed Broadleaf 1.01 3.32 15.35 28.01 28.35 35.43 27.80 10.47 1.17 2.31 0.81 - 154.03
Treed Mixedwood 0.68 3.73 20.65 54.03 47.64 59.41 44.86 45.63 12.28 8.98 10.03 - 307.94
Treed Coniferous 2.07 10.42 64.97 138.27 201.29 557.44 440.85 290.82 222.73 44.56 308.62 - 2 282.05
Subtotal 3.77 17.61 101.93 224.30 294.42 673.92 518.23 347.14 236.19 55.85 319.46 0.00 2 792.81
Pacific Maritime Non-treed - - - - - - - - - - - 0.00 0.00
Treed Mixedwood 0.31 8.37 23.15 33.97 21.62 16.41 4.29 6.54 1.44 0.01 10.68 - 126.78
Treed Broadleaf 0.24 4.42 27.67 26.91 28.84 32.06 9.79 5.99 0.07 8.42 10.02 - 154.42
Treed Coniferous 8.23 104.70 295.14 289.56 220.19 164.48 151.85 93.37 109.36 92.89 3 810.04 - 5 339.82
Subtotal 8.78 117.49 345.96 350.44 270.65 212.95 165.93 105.90 110.87 101.31 3 830.74 0.00 5 621.02
Montane Cordillera Non-treed <0.01 <0.01 - <0.01 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.08 - 0.02 - 0.00 0.15
Treed Broadleaf 0.07 11.78 15.27 35.01 89.18 44.76 43.49 23.82 1.67 6.26 3.78 - 275.07
Treed Mixedwood 4.24 15.01 47.68 46.73 144.78 122.70 89.79 74.73 11.80 8.19 9.47 - 575.12
Treed Coniferous 10.54 113.62 167.88 285.04 786.89 922.52 1 090.95 1 010.57 593.18 424.18 2 326.15 - 7 731.51
Subtotal 14.84 140.41 230.82 366.78 1 020.86 1 090.01 1 224.25 1 109.20 606.64 438.65 2 339.40 0.00 8 581.86
Hudson Plains Non-treed - - <0.01 0.14 0.06 0.01 - - - - - 0.00 0.21
Treed Broadleaf 0.70 0.34 0.38 1.32 2.58 0.33 0.06 - - - - - 5.70
Treed Mixedwood 0.15 1.42 3.04 3.58 2.74 47.84 0.70 0.15 - - - - 59.62
Treed Coniferous 1.17 32.48 60.28 55.05 44.80 68.94 168.30 26.35 0.92 0.02 - - 458.31
Subtotal 2.02 34.24 63.70 60.09 50.18 117.11 169.05 26.50 0.92 0.02 - 0.00 523.84
Canada Non-treed 1.79 2.07 6.53 24.59 26.36 31.81 5.70 0.54 0.25 0.19 0.09 0.00 99.94
Treed Broadleaf 221.57 585.37 1 199.20 2 015.71 1 806.82 727.65 302.96 115.35 16.44 18.94 14.66 - 7 024.68
Treed Mixedwood 233.94 624.61 1 127.33 1 691.79 1 605.89 1 137.56 498.37 218.27 55.10 28.01 34.72 - 7 255.59
Treed Coniferous 326.38 1 593.29 2 682.88 4 111.47 4 759.52 7 056.66 5 381.55 2 538.47 1 113.41 596.74 6 532.98 - 36 693.36
Subtotal 783.69 2 805.35 5 015.94 7 843.56 8 198.59 8 953.69 6 188.58 2 872.63 1 185.20 643.88 6 582.45 0.00 51 073.56
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.