Provincial and Territorial Profiles
Alberta
| FOREST AND FOREST MANAGEMENT STATISTICS | Alberta | CANADA |
|---|---|---|
| HARVEST & WOOD SUPPLY (2022) | ||
| Total Crown Land | - | - |
| Productive forest Crown Land | - | - |
| Area available for harvest | - | - |
| Area harvested (hectares) | 88 180 e | - |
| Wood Supply/Potential Harvest (cubic metres) | 30 022 066 E | 213 625 104 e |
| Provincial contribution of wood supply to total national wood supply | 14% | - |
| Net Merchantable Volume of Roundwood Harvested (cubic metres) | 24 245 347 e | 131 555 229 E |
| Provincial contribution of roundwood harvested to total national roundwood harvested | 18% | - |
| FOREST FIRES (2023) | ||
| Area burned (hectares) | 1 951 299 e | 17 197 201 e |
| Number of forest fires | 1149 e | 6 811 e |
| FOREST INSECTS (2022) | ||
| Area of moderate to severe defoliation and beetle-killed trees by major insects (hectares) | 587 892 e | 13 167 660 e |
| Insect disturbing the largest area | Bruce spanworm | Spruce budworm |
| REGENERATION (2022) | ||
| Area of site preparation and scarification (hectares) | 24 074 e | 184 115 e |
| Area planted (hectares) | 82 327 e | 413 084 e |
| Number of seedlings planted (thousands) | 108 400 297 e | 609 994 204 e |
| Area seeded (hectares) | 2 252 e | 10 888 e |
| REVENUES (2022) | ||
| Revenues from the sale of timber | $197 938 710 E | $2 381 250 269 E |
| PEST CONTROL PRODUCT USE (2022) | ||
| Total area treated with insecticide (hectares) | 0 e | 1 011 539 E |
| Total area treated with herbicide (hectares) | 22 217 e | 85 871 E |
* Source: Source: Canada's Forest Inventory 1991 - information Report PI-X-115, Page 46.
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