Welcome to Canada’s National Forestry Database
The National Forestry Database (NFD) is Canada’s central repository for forestry statistics, providing credible, accurate, and reliable national data. Our primary mandate is to collect, compile, and report information on Canada’s forests and forest management activities.
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Forestry Highlights
Discover national forestry highlights.
Wood supply
210 million cubic metres of potential volume of timber (2023).
Forest fires
5.4 million hectares burned (2024).
Forest insects
11.6 million hectares damaged (2023).
Harvest
116.8 million cubic metres harvested (2023).
Regeneration
0.4 million hectares planted or seeded (2023).
Revenues
0.9 billion in government revenues (2023).
Pest control
0.3 million hectares treated with insecticide (2023).