Provincial and Territorial Profiles
Quebec
| FOREST AND FOREST MANAGEMENT STATISTICS | Quebec | CANADA |
|---|---|---|
| HARVEST & WOOD SUPPLY (2022) | ||
| Total Crown Land | - | - |
| Productive forest Crown Land | - | - |
| Area available for harvest | - | - |
| Area harvested (hectares) | 219 809 e | - |
| Wood Supply/Potential Harvest (cubic metres) | 51 971 117 E | 215 040 047 e |
| Provincial contribution of wood supply to total national wood supply | 24% | - |
| Net Merchantable Volume of Roundwood Harvested (cubic metres) | 26 974 340 e | 131 555 229 E |
| Provincial contribution of roundwood harvested to total national roundwood harvested | 21% | - |
| FOREST FIRES (2023) | ||
| Area burned (hectares) | 4 322 888 e | 17 197 201 e |
| Number of forest fires | 713 e | 6 811 e |
| FOREST INSECTS (2022) | ||
| Area of moderate to severe defoliation and beetle-killed trees by major insects (hectares) | 3 211 755 e | 13 167 660 e |
| Insect disturbing the largest area | Spruce budworm | Spruce budworm |
| REGENERATION (2022) | ||
| Area of site preparation and scarification (hectares) | 76 581 e | 184 115 e |
| Area planted (hectares) | 69 109 e | 413 084 e |
| Number of seedlings planted (thousands) | 130 029 158 e | 609 994 204 e |
| Area seeded (hectares) | 50 e | 10 888 e |
| REVENUES (2022) | ||
| Revenues from the sale of timber | $436 323 553 E | $2 381 250 269 E |
| PEST CONTROL PRODUCT USE (2022) | ||
| Total area treated with insecticide (hectares) | 620 572 E | 1 011 539 E |
| Total area treated with herbicide (hectares) | - | 85 871 E |
* Area of forest and other forest land on public land (provincial and federal), without water.
** Area of forest on public land (provincial and federal) having the following characteristics:
• Land occupying an area of more than 0.5 ha (in Quebec, it is mainly areas of more than 4 ha);
• Tree cover (projection on the ground of trees and undergrowth) of more than 10% of the total land area;
• Trees reaching a height of more than 5 meters.
*** Forest area on public land (provincial and federal) within the territory of rights granted south of the timber allocation limit.
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Figures not appropriate or not applicable
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Figures not available
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Amount too small to be expressed
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Nil or zero
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Preliminary figures
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Revised figures
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Estimated by provincial or territorial forestry agency
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Estimated by the Canadian Forest Service or by Statistics Canada