Provincial and Territorial Profiles
British Columbia
| FOREST AND FOREST MANAGEMENT STATISTICS | British Columbia | CANADA |
|---|---|---|
| HARVEST & WOOD SUPPLY (2020) | ||
| Total Crown Land | 91,676,000 | - |
| Productive forest Crown Land | 49,183,000 | - |
| Area available for harvest | 29,106,000* | - |
| Area harvested (hectares) | 136,385.735 a | 710,332.735 E |
| Wood Supply/Potential Harvest (cubic metres) | 71,801,790 E | 215,312,744 E |
| Provincial contribution of wood supply to total national wood supply | 33% | - |
| Net Merchantable Volume of Roundwood Harvested (cubic metres) | 54,542,442 E | 143,061,196.4 E |
| Provincial contribution of roundwood harvested to total national roundwood harvested | 38% | - |
| FOREST FIRES (2021) | ||
| Area burned (hectares) | 869,255 e | 4,307,520.1 p |
| Number of forest fires | 1,635 e | 6,596 p |
| FOREST INSECTS (2020) | ||
| Area of moderate to severe defoliation and beetle-killed trees by major insects (hectares) | 5,083,672 u | 1,776,8618 e |
| Insect disturbing the largest area | Spruce Beetle | Spruce Budworm |
| REGENERATION (2020) | ||
| Area of site preparation and scarification (hectares) | 39,755.4 u | 174,466.79 e |
| Area planted (hectares) | 203,980 u | 422,363 e |
| Number of seedlings planted (thousands) | 280,784,779 u | 624,818,414 e |
| Area seeded (hectares) | 1,761 u | 9,210 e |
| REVENUES (2020) | ||
| Revenues from the sale of timber | $1,227,168,172 a | $2,337,129,191 E |
| PEST CONTROL PRODUCT USE (2020) | ||
| Total area treated with insecticide (hectares) | 21,782 a | 169,558 E |
| Total area treated with herbicide (hectares) | - | 53,772.32 E |
* Source: Minister of Forests and Range, Allowable Annual Cut Database, December 2008. The area available for harvest does not include woodlots and community forests.
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