Canada’s Forest Story - Text Version

Although forests cover more than two-fifths of Canada’s total land area, only a small sliver of that is harvested each year. The chart below shows how Canada’s forest land is used.

• Total area of forested land in Canada: 4.176 million km2
• Commercial forest land: 2.339 million km2 (56% of total forested area)
• Managed timber land: 1.169 million km2 (28% of total forested area)
• Harvested land: 16 700 km2 (0.4% of total forested area)

Commercial forest land is capable of producing timber and non-timber products such as maple products and Christmas trees.