Provincial and Territorial Profiles

Newfoundland and Labrador

FOREST AND FOREST MANAGEMENT STATISTICS Newfoundland and Labrador
HARVEST & WOOD SUPPLY (2023)
Total Crown Land -
Productive forest Crown Land -
Area available for harvest -
Area harvested (hectares) 7,654
Wood Supply/Potential Harvest (cubic metres) 2,156,656
Provincial contribution of wood supply to total national wood supply 1%
Net Merchantable Volume of Roundwood Harvested (cubic metres) 1,432,371
Provincial contribution of roundwood harvested to total national roundwood harvested 1%
FOREST FIRES (2024)
Area burned (hectares) 68,080
Number of forest fires 96
FOREST INSECTS (2023)
Area of moderate to severe defoliation and beetle-killed trees by major insects (hectares) 73,356
Insect disturbing the largest area Spruce budworm
REGENERATION (2023)
Area of site preparation and scarification (hectares) 1,782
Area planted (hectares) 2,880
Number of seedlings planted (thousands) 4,900,954
Area seeded (hectares) -
REVENUES (2023)
Revenues from the sale of timber $2,095,161
PEST CONTROL PRODUCT USE (2023)
Total area treated with insecticide (hectares) 110,485
Total area treated with herbicide (hectares) -

* Figures do not include Labrador.

Newfoundland and Labrador

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