Statistical data

Greenhouse gas inventory (Canada) Footnote 1

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For forest lands affected by land-use change
Removals from the atmosphere due to afforestation (CO2e/yr, megatonnes)   0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1
Total emissions due to deforestation (CO2e/yr, megatonnes)   11.5 11.6 11.5 11.8 12.0 11.8 11.6 11.3 10.4 10.4 10.5 10.9 11.5 11.8 11.9 11.9 12.1 12.3 12.5 12.4 12.9 13.8 13.9 13.7 14.1 14.5 15.7 16.5 18.5 20.1 21.8
For managed forests
Area of managed forests (hectares)   225,516,062 225,559,415 225,604,042 225,647,802 225,692,248 225,740,243 225,787,619 225,830,982 225,870,996 225,906,325 225,940,021 225,967,945 225,998,615 226,035,140 226,074,529 226,113,973 226,151,385 226,191,571 226,230,076 226,267,895 226,303,763 226,339,843 226,381,466 226,420,129 226,454,829 226,489,158 226,522,392 226,559,667 226,601,045 226,646,868 226,697,977
Total net emissions or removals to the atmosphere, all causes (CO2e/yr, megatonnes)   3.5 151.5 262.8 225.2 97.2 263.2 161.8 41.1 104.1 139.8 106.6 40.8 27.8 79.1 79.0 65.0 146.2 53.2 88.4 -44.7 -63.0 -18.7 111.1 -81.5 -39.0 132.2 -48.5 -57.7 -111.8 -72.2 -99.5
Net emissions or removals due to natural disturbances (CO2e/yr, megatonnes)   8.8 161.7 260.1 227.5 99.5 260.9 165.7 45.2 111.6 143.2 110.1 61.2 36.5 83.4 78.9 53.7 140.9 77.1 109.1 -5.9 -39.4 19.8 164.7 -38.9 3.2 168.7 4.5 -1.5 -47.7 3.9 -27.2
Net emissions or removals due to human forest management activities and from harvested wood products (CO2e/yr, megatonnes)   -5.3 -10.2 2.6 -2.4 -2.2 2.3 -4.0 -4.1 -7.5 -3.4 -3.5 -20.4 -8.7 -4.3   11.3 5.3 -23.9 -20.6 -38.8 -23.6 -38.5 -53.6 -42.6 -42.3 -36.5 -52.9 -56.2 -64.1 -76.1 -72.3
Transfers from the managed forest sector to the forest products sector due to harvesting (CO2e/yr, megatonnes)   -141.9 -143.0 -159.2 -158.4 -159.4 -160.0 -155.1 -155.3 -152.2 -150.2 -144.0 -121.9 -142.6 -164.8 -181.7 -199.7 -205.9 -180.6 -193.9 -184.1 -199.9 -197.3 -176.5 -188.6 -183.0 -187.7 -182.4 -175.2 -169.4 -159.5 -161.4