Statistical data
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area defoliated by insects and beetle-killed trees (hectares) | 15 225 333 | 12 744 776 | 30 |
| Balsam fir sawfly | 8 945 | 55 545 | |
| Forest tent caterpillar | 154 243 | 220 651 | |
| Gypsy moth | 385 | ||
| Jack pine budworm | 206 082 | 45 349 | |
| Mountain pine beetle | 8 953 441 | 6 251 586 | |
| Spruce beetle | 77 296 | 73 959 | |
| Spruce budworm | 970 776 | 1 486 764 | |
| Western spruce budworm | 796 904 | 503 014 | |
| Other insects | 4 057 261 | 4 107 908 | 30 |
| Area planted (hectares) | 407 541 | 411 978 | |
| Area seeded (hectares) | 15 972 | 15 622 | |
| Fire – area burned (hectares) | 780 398 | 3 048 926 | 2 603 833 |
| Fires – number | 7 031 | 6 986 | 4 608 |
| Forest area certified (hectares) | 142 782 131 | 149 838 198 | 150 567 044 |
| Harvest (area) (hectares) | 612 711 | 642 429 | |
| Harvest (volume) (cubic metres) | 118 035 581 | 144 858 000 | |
| Greenhouse gas inventory | |||
| For forest lands affected by land-use change | |||
| Afforestation – forest area (kilohectares) | |||
| CO2e removals from the atmosphere due to afforestation (megatonnes) | -1.0 | ||
| Deforestation – forest area (kilohectares) | 44.8 | ||
| CO2e emissions due to deforestation (megatonnes) | 18.0 | ||
| For managed forests | |||
| Area of managed forests (million hectares) | 229.0 | ||
| Net greenhouse gas inventory (CO2e/yr) (megatonnes) | -16.0 | ||
| Net greenhouse gas exchange (CO2e/yr) (megatonnes) | -130.0 |