National Forest Inventory

Canada's National Forest Inventory (NFI) monitors a network of sampling points covering one percent of Canada's land mass on an ongoing basis to provide accurate, timely and consistent information on the state and sustainable development of Canada's forests. This information is shared with collaborators and the public and is used to provide credible information to inform domestic forest policies and positions, and to support science initiatives, and regional, national and international reporting commitments.

Classification
Area Classification
Land use in Canada
Summary

Canada
Classification	Millions of hectares

Forest, other wooded land & land with tree cover	397.3
Forest land	347.7
Other wooded land	41.8
Other land with tree cover	7.8
Total land area	909.3
Total area	998.5

Canada
Area classification

Forest land, other wooded land and other land with tree cover (millions of hectares)	397.3
Total area (millions of hectares)	738.5

Forest type
Hardwood	17%
Mixedwood	16%
Softwood	68%

Predominant tree species —volume
Pine	9%
Poplar	12%
Spruce	53%

Tree species distribution
Broad-leaved	25%
Coniferous	75%

Canada
Land Use in Canada	000s ha

Industrial	475.77
Forestry	256,682.72
Agriculture	45,051.10
Conservation	82,465.34
Infrastructure	6,147.78
Settlement	4,391.29
Recreation	70,399.92
National Defence	2,304.67
Unknown	180,752.18

Total	648,670.77

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Source: Canada's National Forest Inventory

Summary

Canada has 397.3 million hectares (ha) of forest land, other wooded land, and other land with tree cover which represent 43 percent of its total land area of 909.3 million ha.

Canada’s forest, other wooded land and other land with tree cover are made up of 347.7 million ha (87.5 percent) of forest, 41.8 million ha (10.5 percent) of other wooded land, and 7.8 million ha (2 percent) of other land with tree cover.

In Canada, the predominant tree species on forest land are spruce (53.2 percent), poplar (11.6 percent) and pine (9.3 percent).