Provincial and Territorial Profiles
Prince Edward Island
| FOREST AND FOREST MANAGEMENT STATISTICS | Prince Edward Island | CANADA |
|---|---|---|
| HARVEST & WOOD SUPPLY (2022) | ||
| Total Crown Land | - | - |
| Productive forest Crown Land | - | - |
| Area available for harvest | - | - |
| Area harvested (hectares) | 2 439 e | - |
| Wood Supply/Potential Harvest (cubic metres) | 460 000 E | 213 625 104 e |
| Provincial contribution of wood supply to total national wood supply | 0.20% | - |
| Net Merchantable Volume of Roundwood Harvested (cubic metres) | 333 479 e | 131 555 229 E |
| Provincial contribution of roundwood harvested to total national roundwood harvested | 0.30% | - |
| FOREST FIRES (2023) | ||
| Area burned (hectares) | 8 e | 17 197 201 e |
| Number of forest fires | 8 e | 6 811 e |
| FOREST INSECTS (2022) | ||
| Area of moderate to severe defoliation and beetle-killed trees by major insects (hectares) | 220 e | 13 167 660 e |
| Insect disturbing the largest area | - | Spruce budworm |
| REGENERATION (2022) | ||
| Area of site preparation and scarification (hectares) | 343 e | 184 115 e |
| Area planted (hectares) | 23 e | 413 084 e |
| Number of seedlings planted (thousands) | 790 020 e | 609 994 204 e |
| Area seeded (hectares) | 0 e | 10 888 e |
| REVENUES (2022) | ||
| Revenues from the sale of timber | $162 820 E | $2 381 250 269 E |
| PEST CONTROL PRODUCT USE (2022) | ||
| Total area treated with insecticide (hectares) | 0 E | 1 011 539 E |
| Total area treated with herbicide (hectares) | 120 E | 85 871 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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Estimated by the Canadian Forest Service or by Statistics Canada