Provincial and Territorial Profiles
Prince Edward Island
| FOREST AND FOREST MANAGEMENT STATISTICS | Prince Edward Island | CANADA |
|---|---|---|
| HARVEST & WOOD SUPPLY (2020) | ||
| Total Crown Land | 263,000* | - |
| Productive forest Crown Land | 256,000* | - |
| Area available for harvest | 216,000* | - |
| Area harvested (hectares) | 2,652 U | 710,332.735 E |
| Wood Supply/Potential Harvest (cubic metres) | 460,000 e | 215,312,744 E |
| Provincial contribution of wood supply to total national wood supply | <1% | - |
| Net Merchantable Volume of Roundwood Harvested (cubic metres) | 410,636 a | 143,061,196.4 E |
| Provincial contribution of roundwood harvested to total national roundwood harvested | <1% | - |
| FOREST FIRES (2021) | ||
| Area burned (hectares) | 0.1 e | 4,307,520.1 p |
| Number of forest fires | 1 e | 6,596 p |
| FOREST INSECTS (2020) | ||
| Area of moderate to severe defoliation and beetle-killed trees by major insects (hectares) | - | 1,776,8618 e |
| Insect disturbing the largest area | - | Spruce Budworm |
| REGENERATION (2020) | ||
| Area of site preparation and scarification (hectares) | 393 u | 174,466.79 e |
| Area planted (hectares) | 369 u | 422,363 e |
| Number of seedlings planted (thousands) | 738,800 u | 624,818,414 e |
| Area seeded (hectares) | - | 9,210 e |
| REVENUES (2020) | ||
| Revenues from the sale of timber | $171,390 a | $2,337,129,191 E |
| PEST CONTROL PRODUCT USE (2020) | ||
| Total area treated with insecticide (hectares) | - | 169,558 E |
| Total area treated with herbicide (hectares) | 24.5 e | 53,772.32 E |
* Prince Edward Island produces a sustainable harvest figure for the whole province. An area reduction of 15% is applied (resulting in “Net Area”) before the sustainable harvest is calculated to account for private landowner participatory rates in harvest activities.
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