Table 5.1. Area (1000 ha) of 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 0.30 1.42 0.02 3.11 0.34 - - - - - - 188.72 193.91
Treed Mixedwood 229.87 333.65 275.62 521.82 335.82 1 704.95 217.08 85.90 24.55 13.26 9.06 - 3 751.59
Treed Broadleaf 358.96 253.38 280.73 749.02 1 579.12 301.60 216.61 98.79 15.39 0.32 - - 3 853.92
Treed Coniferous 417.78 1 174.30 2 286.48 3 003.83 2 377.63 16 818.30 1 030.46 586.81 258.13 39.31 64.09 - 28 057.12
Subtotal 1 006.90 1 762.75 2 842.85 4 277.77 4 292.90 18 824.85 1 464.15 771.50 298.08 52.89 73.15 188.72 35 856.53
Taiga Shield Treed Broadleaf 133.91 77.66 41.20 29.07 55.81 909.78 0.92 - - - - - 1 248.35
Treed Mixedwood 137.30 150.08 87.25 70.55 109.43 126.33 841.06 8.60 - - - - 1 530.59
Non-treed - - 34.03 4.81 1.65 - - - - - - 4 330.13 4 370.62
Treed Coniferous 492.42 1 644.41 2 840.47 1 963.63 4 860.05 7 030.28 14 494.38 7 133.84 33.21 42.20 567.62 - 41 102.52
Subtotal 763.63 1 872.16 3 002.95 2 068.07 5 026.93 8 066.40 15 336.36 7 142.43 33.21 42.20 567.62 4 330.13 48 252.08
Boreal Shield Non-treed 58.08 21.72 25.51 104.40 44.73 50.55 4.29 0.60 1.28 1.53 0.47 6 287.29 6 600.45
Treed Broadleaf 2 016.55 2 496.43 3 517.24 3 393.44 2 924.93 607.77 113.16 30.38 14.12 5.40 - - 15 119.42
Treed Mixedwood 3 313.66 4 458.72 4 704.62 5 568.46 5 412.90 1 011.67 347.76 91.36 30.29 7.71 9.11 - 24 956.28
Treed Coniferous 5 555.75 13 364.50 14 437.92 14 879.27 16 221.32 9 628.16 9 839.54 1 386.19 318.66 33.62 11.07 - 85 675.99
Subtotal 10 944.04 20 341.37 22 685.29 23 945.58 24 603.88 11 298.15 10 304.75 1 508.54 364.36 48.27 20.64 6 287.29 132 352.15
Atlantic Maritime Non-treed 2.44 1.13 2.69 2.15 0.24 - - - - - - 680.47 689.11
Treed Broadleaf 411.94 560.10 695.37 880.59 572.00 185.88 6.13 6.75 1.23 - 0.21 - 3 320.21
Treed Mixedwood 943.47 1 033.54 1 266.24 1 499.46 717.38 240.89 12.94 2.95 - 0.59 - - 5 717.46
Treed Coniferous 992.74 1 602.17 1 382.83 1 481.06 1 003.16 407.72 74.98 16.26 0.55 - - - 6 961.46
Subtotal 2 350.59 3 196.94 3 347.14 3 863.26 2 292.77 834.49 94.06 25.96 1.79 0.59 0.21 680.47 16 688.25
Mixedwood Plains Non-treed - - - - - - - - - - - 167.76 167.76
Treed Coniferous 42.58 125.23 169.15 88.11 29.89 5.41 2.11 2.18 - - - - 464.66
Treed Mixedwood 41.58 148.87 329.23 193.79 85.04 26.27 5.88 2.70 - - - - 833.37
Treed Broadleaf 53.79 218.32 657.67 592.34 347.26 64.65 18.79 3.95 1.20 - - - 1 957.97
Subtotal 137.94 492.42 1 156.05 874.25 462.20 96.33 26.78 8.83 1.20 - - 167.76 3 423.76
Boreal Plains Non-treed 42.14 56.47 36.87 18.41 39.46 31.64 2.03 2.57 - - - 1 428.48 1 658.08
Treed Mixedwood 550.24 652.43 779.14 1 505.08 1 177.10 715.68 410.54 122.84 39.60 6.72 0.88 - 5 960.24
Treed Broadleaf 1 210.81 1 565.96 2 048.18 3 826.41 2 149.23 1 007.09 360.85 59.95 7.67 0.48 - - 12 236.64
Treed Coniferous 1 185.68 2 269.48 3 243.65 6 534.45 4 597.19 3 389.27 1 836.65 787.42 326.19 71.97 84.01 - 24 325.96
Subtotal 2 988.88 4 544.34 6 107.84 11 884.36 7 962.97 5 143.68 2 610.07 972.78 373.45 79.18 84.89 1 428.48 44 180.91
Prairies Treed Mixedwood 3.74 6.20 5.02 4.27 1.34 3.32 0.33 - - - - - 24.23
Treed Coniferous 2.01 10.49 31.56 1.54 3.30 7.59 0.64 2.34 - - - - 59.47
Non-treed 7.00 4.03 0.38 - - - - - - - - 272.63 284.04
Treed Broadleaf 297.71 656.67 156.65 35.26 14.50 1.96 - 0.08 - - - - 1 162.82
Subtotal 310.47 677.38 193.60 41.06 19.14 12.87 0.98 2.42 - - - 272.63 1 530.55
Taiga Cordillera Non-treed - - 6.38 31.56 31.03 - - - - - - 77.16 146.13
Treed Broadleaf 21.56 20.48 20.52 12.09 99.85 0.34 - - - - - - 174.84
Treed Mixedwood 5.36 56.54 49.91 32.63 41.97 10.66 137.28 1.11 7.28 - - - 342.74
Treed Coniferous 11.72 182.40 689.95 711.14 441.58 294.64 3 533.61 121.45 38.65 1.79 - - 6 026.92
Subtotal 38.64 259.42 766.77 787.42 614.42 305.64 3 670.89 122.56 45.93 1.79 - 77.16 6 690.64
Boreal Cordillera Non-treed 2.70 113.34 150.33 132.22 184.30 121.38 19.38 1.09 - - - 235.20 959.94
Treed Broadleaf 90.46 155.01 410.64 326.50 174.16 182.36 85.59 31.40 5.71 2.71 3.47 - 1 468.00
Treed Mixedwood 61.24 146.84 461.80 461.81 398.45 376.42 218.52 188.60 41.50 15.46 53.04 - 2 423.67
Treed Coniferous 103.46 368.72 1 509.97 1 954.05 2 134.64 3 365.36 2 270.17 1 403.56 981.85 239.79 2 267.90 - 16 599.45
Subtotal 257.86 783.91 2 532.74 2 874.58 2 891.55 4 045.51 2 593.66 1 624.65 1 029.05 257.96 2 324.40 235.20 21 451.06
Pacific Maritime Non-treed - - - - - - - - - - - 266.00 266.00
Treed Mixedwood 13.18 36.84 58.35 70.94 47.48 38.41 10.22 12.11 3.07 0.01 19.88 - 310.49
Treed Broadleaf 2.50 15.75 71.70 51.68 80.56 63.89 14.72 16.87 0.08 9.74 16.17 - 343.67
Treed Coniferous 437.78 694.72 686.37 492.87 364.60 330.74 299.10 238.76 269.86 301.95 6 736.29 - 10 853.03
Subtotal 453.46 747.32 816.42 615.48 492.63 433.04 324.04 267.74 273.00 311.71 6 772.34 266.00 11 773.19
Montane Cordillera Treed Broadleaf 7.13 79.56 76.32 137.21 295.26 135.56 120.88 60.13 5.59 10.16 8.39 - 936.21
Treed Mixedwood 194.52 199.42 214.85 203.30 431.05 304.56 241.56 186.91 31.20 20.27 24.45 - 2 052.09
Non-treed 2.35 2.02 - 0.11 4.72 1.43 0.55 0.30 - 0.07 - 2 212.07 2 223.63
Treed Coniferous 1 937.11 2 024.68 1 036.49 1 540.85 3 124.46 3 383.46 3 710.31 3 224.59 1 996.00 1 517.50 6 520.64 - 30 016.10
Subtotal 2 141.12 2 305.69 1 327.66 1 881.47 3 855.49 3 825.00 4 073.30 3 471.94 2 032.80 1 547.99 6 553.49 2 212.07 35 228.03
Hudson Plains Treed Broadleaf 18.97 7.63 2.88 7.90 79.94 2.45 1.71 - - - - - 121.47
Non-treed - - 0.08 1.91 0.74 0.11 - - - - - 581.15 583.99
Treed Mixedwood 8.13 22.89 28.95 38.49 29.93 2 011.49 3.92 1.04 - - - - 2 144.84
Treed Coniferous 41.03 1 062.10 1 641.01 984.10 630.10 1 300.88 2 721.74 352.51 8.19 0.25 - - 8 741.91
Subtotal 68.13 1 092.61 1 672.91 1 032.40 740.72 3 314.93 2 727.36 353.55 8.19 0.25 - 581.15 11 592.21
Canada Non-treed 115.02 200.13 256.29 298.68 307.20 205.10 26.25 4.56 1.28 1.60 0.47 16 727.07 18 143.65
Treed Broadleaf 4 624.30 6 106.96 7 979.09 10 041.51 8 372.62 3 463.34 939.36 308.30 50.99 28.81 28.24 - 41 943.52
Treed Mixedwood 5 502.29 7 246.03 8 260.99 10 170.58 8 787.89 6 570.65 2 447.09 704.13 177.50 64.03 116.43 - 50 047.60
Treed Coniferous 11 220.05 24 523.20 29 955.85 33 634.92 35 787.90 45 961.80 39 813.70 15 255.90 4 231.29 2 248.37 16 251.61 - 258 884.58
Subtotal 21 461.65 38 076.32 46 452.22 54 145.69 53 255.60 56 200.89 43 226.40 16 272.90 4 461.06 2 342.81 16 396.74 16 727.07 369 019.35
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.