Provincial and Territorial Profiles

British Columbia

FOREST AND FOREST MANAGEMENT STATISTICS British Columbia
HARVEST & WOOD SUPPLY (2023)
Total Crown Land -
Productive forest Crown Land -
Area available for harvest -
Area harvested (hectares) 91,999
Wood Supply/Potential Harvest (cubic metres) 62,517,600
Provincial contribution of wood supply to total national wood supply 30%
Net Merchantable Volume of Roundwood Harvested (cubic metres) 38,954,242
Provincial contribution of roundwood harvested to total national roundwood harvested 33%
FOREST FIRES (2024)
Area burned (hectares) 1,081,259
Number of forest fires 1,741
FOREST INSECTS (2023)
Area of moderate to severe defoliation and beetle-killed trees by major insects (hectares) 3,173,491
Insect disturbing the largest area Other
REGENERATION (2023)
Area of site preparation and scarification (hectares) 30,531
Area planted (hectares) 187,292
Number of seedlings planted (thousands) 249,269,080
Area seeded (hectares) 312
REVENUES (2023)
Revenues from the sale of timber $639,019,212
PEST CONTROL PRODUCT USE (2023)
Total area treated with insecticide (hectares) 43,038
Total area treated with herbicide (hectares) -

* Source: Minister of Forests and Range, Allowable Annual Cut Database, December 2008. The area available for harvest does not include woodlots and community forests.

British Columbia

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