Provincial and Territorial Profiles

Nova Scotia

FOREST AND FOREST MANAGEMENT STATISTICS Nova Scotia
HARVEST & WOOD SUPPLY (2024)
Total Crown Land -
Productive forest Crown Land -
Area available for harvest -
Area harvested (hectares) 21,042
Wood Supply/Potential Harvest (cubic metres) 5,750,000
Provincial contribution of wood supply to total national wood supply 3%
Net Merchantable Volume of Roundwood Harvested (cubic metres) 2,322,413
Provincial contribution of roundwood harvested to total national roundwood harvested 2%
FOREST FIRES (2025)
Area burned (hectares) 8,848
Number of forest fires 179
FOREST INSECTS (2024)
Area of moderate to severe defoliation and beetle-killed trees by major insects (hectares) -
Insect disturbing the largest area -
REGENERATION (2024)
Area of site preparation and scarification (hectares) 86
Area planted (hectares) 3,684
Number of seedlings planted 9,161,477
Area seeded (hectares) -
REVENUES (2024)
Revenues from the sale of timber $7,494,000
PEST CONTROL PRODUCT USE (2024)
Total area treated with insecticide (hectares) -
Total area treated with herbicide (hectares) 769
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