How much timber is cut, how much forest burns, how much old growth remains, and how many people work in the forest sector. Every figure comes from public data and links to its source.
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Where it burned
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Harvest and allowable cut
Timber harvested and allowable annual cut, million m³
Harvest covers all land; the allowable cut covers Crown land only, so the lines aren't a like-for-like comparison.
Timber harvestedAllowable annual cut (Crown land)
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The longer view
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Wildfire
Area burned each season, hectares
The line marks the 10-year average (2015–2024).
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Wildfires by cause
LightningHuman-causedCause not given
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Bark beetles
Forest area with new beetle damage each year, million hectares
Each year counts only that year's new damage, so years can't be added together.
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The pine beetle outbreak
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Old growth
Status of BC's old growth, million hectares
The province's own classification of the 11.5 million ha it tracks.
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Old growth harvested each year, hectares
Old growth harvestedIncomplete data, likely to rise
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Where views differ
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Forest sector jobs
Direct forest sector employment, thousands
Forestry and loggingWood productsPulp and paper
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2024 employment by survey
Statistics Canada's surveys count forest sector work differently.
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Sources and method
Figures are copied from official publications and checked against the source documents. Summaries and percentages on this page are calculated from those figures. Where sources revise earlier years, the most recent edition is used. Data last checked .