Table 2.1
Terrestrial and freshwater ecosystem extent, by type and ecoprovince (Part 1, 2 and 3)


Table 2.1
Terrestrial and freshwater ecosystem extent, by type and ecoprovince (Part 1)
Table summary
This table displays the results of Terrestrial and freshwater ecosystem extent. The information is grouped by Ecoprovince (appearing as row headers), Code, Total area, Peatland, Land and Freshwater, calculated using km units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Ecoprovince Code Total area Total area Peatland
Land Freshwater
km2
Canada Note ...: not applicable 9,978,923 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 1,135,608
Total, area outside Ecological Land Classification Note ...: not applicable 99,176 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Total, Ecological Land Classification Note ...: not applicable 9,879,747 8,644,654 1,235,093 1,135,608
Northern Arctic Cordillera 1.1 113,667 112,625 1,041 0
Southern Arctic Cordillera 1.2 129,758 123,306 6,452 146
Sverdrup Islands 2.1 65,520 62,650 2,870 0
Ellesmere Basin 2.2 129,117 124,957 4,159 0
Victoria Lowlands 2.3 429,668 370,563 59,105 916
Parry Channel Plateau 2.4 134,422 129,945 4,477 2
Boothia–Foxe Shield 2.5 546,492 472,764 73,727 2,285
Baffin Uplands 2.6 131,350 119,793 11,558 0
Foxe–Boothia Lowlands 2.7 80,387 67,263 13,125 1,245
Amundsen Lowlands 3.1 308,466 254,569 53,897 12,180
Keewatin Lowlands 3.2 383,489 304,554 78,935 2,661
Ungava–Belcher 3.3 158,527 122,042 36,485 813
Mackenzie Foothills 4.1 86,572 83,262 3,311 5,872
Great Bear Lowlands 4.2 340,206 265,135 75,071 73,989
Hay–Slave Lowlands 4.3 235,507 214,896 20,612 88,301
Western Taiga Shield 5.1 635,379 470,061 165,319 63,869
Eastern Taiga 5.2 394,475 311,732 82,742 26,967
Labrador Uplands 5.3 250,152 202,643 47,508 37,027
Whale River Lowland 5.4 114,641 95,599 19,042 9,350
Western Boreal Shield 6.1 524,821 426,918 97,904 140,863
Mid-Boreal Shield 6.2 500,600 433,169 67,431 106,239
Eastern Boreal Shield 6.3 354,666 310,752 43,914 24,827
Newfoundland 6.4 111,239 98,981 12,258 22,674
Lake of the Woods 6.5 71,646 59,817 11,829 11,971
Southern Boreal Shield 6.6 319,993 282,250 37,743 13,360
Appalachian–Acadian Highlands 7.1 94,951 92,222 2,729 2,115
Northumberland Lowlands 7.2 35,629 34,390 1,239 2,704
Fundy Uplands 7.3 71,086 67,191 3,894 6,559
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Lowlands 8.1 88,174 83,385 4,789 3,633
Huron–Erie Plains 8.2 24,724 24,139 585 308
Boreal Foothills 9.1 124,690 122,257 2,433 15,631
Central Boreal Plains 9.2 483,992 450,567 33,425 96,469
Eastern Boreal Plains 9.3 130,770 89,071 41,700 27,680
Eastern Prairies 10.1 32,872 28,955 3,916 128
Parkland Prairies 10.2 177,448 167,605 9,844 333
Central Grassland 10.3 254,376 242,144 12,232 0
Northern Yukon Mountains 11.1 26,893 26,442 450 71
Old Crow–Eagle Plains 11.2 20,760 18,925 1,835 1,713
Ogilvie Mountains 11.3 60,089 59,018 1,070 1,770
Mackenzie–Selwyn Mountains 11.4 159,487 156,172 3,314 383
Wrangel Mountains 12.1 24,471 23,830 641 0
Northern Boreal Cordillera 12.2 239,038 229,570 9,469 5,310
Southern Boreal Cordillera 12.3 168,162 159,889 8,273 1,105
Western Boreal Cordillera 12.4 38,797 37,597 1,200 160
Georgia Depression 13.1 19,470 18,429 1,040 465
Southern Coastal Mountains 13.2 158,751 151,029 7,722 6,142
Northern Coastal Mountains 13.3 31,881 30,944 937 488
Northern Montane Cordillera 14.1 141,283 133,129 8,154 5,225
Central Montane Cordillera 14.2 106,009 100,245 5,764 5,658
Southern Montane Cordillera 14.3 59,034 56,469 2,566 348
Columbia Montane Cordillera 14.4 180,331 172,464 7,867 698
Hudson Bay Coastal Plains 15.1 64,090 56,965 7,124 44,221
Hudson–James Lowlands 15.2 311,730 291,363 20,368 260,735

Table 2.1
Terrestrial and freshwater ecosystem extent, by type and ecoprovince (Part 2)
Table summary
This table displays the results of Terrestrial and freshwater ecosystem extent. The information is grouped by Ecoprovince (appearing as row headers), Code, Ecosystem types - Natural and semi-natural area, Forest, 2017, Grassland and natural pasture, 2015, Arctic tundra, 2015, Permanent snow and ice, 2015, Other natural and semi-natural area, Total , Boreal and Non-boreal, calculated using km units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Ecoprovince Code Ecosystem types - Natural and semi-natural area
Forest, 2017 Grassland and natural pasture, 2015 Arctic tundra, 2015 Permanent snow and ice, 2015 Other natural and semi-natural area
Total Boreal Non-boreal
km2
Canada Note ...: not applicable 3,635,411 2,791,877 843,534 403,745 2,468,836 210,305 2,761,975
Total, area outside Ecological Land Classification Note ...: not applicable Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 99,176
Total, Ecological Land Classification Note ...: not applicable 3,635,411 2,791,877 843,534 403,745 2,468,836 210,305 2,662,799
Northern Arctic Cordillera 1.1 0 0 0 0 19,246 94,420 0
Southern Arctic Cordillera 1.2 0 0 0 0 92,517 37,234 0
Sverdrup Islands 2.1 0 0 0 0 65,068 451 0
Ellesmere Basin 2.2 0 0 0 0 119,727 9,387 0
Victoria Lowlands 2.3 0 0 0 0 428,375 1,260 0
Parry Channel Plateau 2.4 0 0 0 0 127,563 6,851 0
Boothia–Foxe Shield 2.5 0 0 0 0 545,428 1,041 0
Baffin Uplands 2.6 0 0 0 0 123,828 7,521 0
Foxe–Boothia Lowlands 2.7 0 0 0 0 80,245 129 0
Amundsen Lowlands 3.1 8,038 8,038 0 37 230,209 2 70,114
Keewatin Lowlands 3.2 6,403 6,403 0 60 367,826 1 9,174
Ungava–Belcher 3.3 1,619 1,619 0 17 156,886 0 0
Mackenzie Foothills 4.1 42,063 42,063 0 8,761 8 23 35,689
Great Bear Lowlands 4.2 132,081 132,081 0 12,654 582 83 194,651
Hay–Slave Lowlands 4.3 178,366 178,366 0 2,402 0 0 54,247
Western Taiga Shield 5.1 193,371 193,371 0 47,673 51,219 0 343,076
Eastern Taiga 5.2 128,427 128,427 0 7,292 7,275 0 251,310
Labrador Uplands 5.3 125,150 125,150 0 4,032 15,737 140 104,987
Whale River Lowland 5.4 38,761 38,761 0 495 17,966 17 57,381
Western Boreal Shield 6.1 313,868 313,868 0 36,136 0 0 174,316
Mid-Boreal Shield 6.2 373,393 370,317 3,076 9,415 0 0 115,236
Eastern Boreal Shield 6.3 250,497 243,829 6,668 7,614 0 0 93,958
Newfoundland 6.4 67,410 67,410 0 3,121 0 0 39,351
Lake of the Woods 6.5 51,186 13,321 37,865 619 0 0 17,346
Southern Boreal Shield 6.6 268,746 80,952 187,793 2,889 0 0 40,229
Appalachian–Acadian Highlands 7.1 83,129 14,327 68,802 4,488 0 0 345
Northumberland Lowlands 7.2 27,222 0 27,222 2,190 0 0 2,197
Fundy Uplands 7.3 56,100 0 56,100 2,395 0 0 7,690
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Lowlands 8.1 31,396 0 31,396 13,427 0 0 0
Huron–Erie Plains 8.2 2,634 0 2,634 2,539 0 0 493
Boreal Foothills 9.1 97,869 96,242 1,626 2,334 0 0 20,583
Central Boreal Plains 9.2 283,486 281,001 2,486 17,030 0 0 105,657
Eastern Boreal Plains 9.3 59,165 56,145 3,020 6,199 0 0 57,966
Eastern Prairies 10.1 2,870 151 2,720 5,625 0 0 5,370
Parkland Prairies 10.2 6,779 368 6,411 23,014 0 0 25,198
Central Grassland 10.3 5,590 0 5,590 78,771 0 0 9,813
Northern Yukon Mountains 11.1 1,661 1,661 0 1,017 16,162 1 8,049
Old Crow–Eagle Plains 11.2 5,327 5,327 0 502 2,971 0 11,954
Ogilvie Mountains 11.3 20,283 20,283 0 14,971 0 6 24,771
Mackenzie–Selwyn Mountains 11.4 36,730 36,730 0 25,355 0 501 96,869
Wrangel Mountains 12.1 1,639 1,388 251 928 0 10,720 11,183
Northern Boreal Cordillera 12.2 111,315 111,173 143 22,168 0 102 105,145
Southern Boreal Cordillera 12.3 59,178 58,485 692 11,040 0 2,534 95,331
Western Boreal Cordillera 12.4 13,768 13,768 0 6,161 0 2 18,810
Georgia Depression 13.1 14,398 0 14,398 106 0 46 1,775
Southern Coastal Mountains 13.2 95,757 0 95,757 1,379 0 13,543 47,589
Northern Coastal Mountains 13.3 6,205 369 5,837 129 0 14,363 11,173
Northern Montane Cordillera 14.1 99,065 21,055 78,010 1,646 0 1,744 37,843
Central Montane Cordillera 14.2 71,038 0 71,038 3,123 0 1,129 28,967
Southern Montane Cordillera 14.3 39,457 0 39,457 1,759 0 456 15,378
Columbia Montane Cordillera 14.4 108,050 13,507 94,543 3,835 0 6,598 60,214
Hudson Bay Coastal Plains 15.1 12,758 12,758 0 2,632 0 0 48,681
Hudson–James Lowlands 15.2 103,162 103,162 0 5,765 0 0 202,695

Table 2.1
Ecosystem extent, by type and ecoprovince (Part 3)
Table summary
This table displays the results of Ecosystem extent. The information is grouped by Ecoprovince (appearing as row headers), Code, Ecosystem types - Intensive use area, Arable, Built-up and artificial surfaces, 2001, 2011, 2016, 2000, 2010 and 2015, calculated using km units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Ecoprovince Code Ecosystem types - Intensive use area
Arable Built-up and artificial surfaces
2001 2011 2016 2000 2010 2015
km2
Canada Note ...: not applicable 445,782 425,299 437,945 56,398 60,706 62,641
Total, area outside Ecological Land Classification Note ...: not applicable Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Total, Ecological Land Classification Note ...: not applicable 445,782 425,299 437,945 56,398 60,706 62,641
Northern Arctic Cordillera 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Southern Arctic Cordillera 1.2 0 0 0 7 7 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Sverdrup Islands 2.1 0 0 0 2 2 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Ellesmere Basin 2.2 0 0 0 2 2 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Victoria Lowlands 2.3 0 0 0 34 34 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Parry Channel Plateau 2.4 0 0 0 8 8 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Boothia–Foxe Shield 2.5 0 0 0 23 23 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Baffin Uplands 2.6 0 0 0 2 2 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Foxe–Boothia Lowlands 2.7 0 0 0 13 13 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Amundsen Lowlands 3.1 0 0 0 67 67 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Keewatin Lowlands 3.2 0 0 0 25 25 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Ungava–Belcher 3.3 0 0 0 3 5 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Mackenzie Foothills 4.1 0 0 0 30 30 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Great Bear Lowlands 4.2 0 0 0 155 155 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Hay–Slave Lowlands 4.3 24 23 46 426 446 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Western Taiga Shield 5.1 0 0 0 39 41 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Eastern Taiga 5.2 0 0 0 158 171 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Labrador Uplands 5.3 0 0 0 88 105 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Whale River Lowland 5.4 0 0 0 15 20 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Western Boreal Shield 6.1 0 9 20 448 482 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Mid-Boreal Shield 6.2 470 727 668 1,765 1,888 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Eastern Boreal Shield 6.3 1,024 1,292 1,297 1,167 1,300 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Newfoundland 6.4 60 64 96 1,222 1,261 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Lake of the Woods 6.5 1,425 1,454 1,462 997 1,033 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Southern Boreal Shield 6.6 3,040 3,331 3,236 4,096 4,893 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Appalachian–Acadian Highlands 7.1 4,731 4,661 4,573 2,155 2,417 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Northumberland Lowlands 7.2 2,284 2,322 2,403 1,501 1,619 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Fundy Uplands 7.3 1,826 1,935 1,898 2,798 3,004 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Lowlands 8.1 34,455 34,225 34,120 8,520 9,231 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Huron–Erie Plains 8.2 14,244 13,806 14,287 4,562 4,771 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Boreal Foothills 9.1 3,125 3,328 3,014 868 890 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Central Boreal Plains 9.2 76,759 71,507 72,254 4,827 5,566 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Eastern Boreal Plains 9.3 7,102 6,582 6,584 838 857 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Eastern Prairies 10.1 18,417 17,073 17,655 1,308 1,352 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Parkland Prairies 10.2 119,471 109,291 116,106 6,180 6,351 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Central Grassland 10.3 153,373 149,081 153,674 6,372 6,528 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Northern Yukon Mountains 11.1 0 0 0 4 4 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Old Crow–Eagle Plains 11.2 0 0 0 8 8 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Ogilvie Mountains 11.3 0 0 0 58 58 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Mackenzie–Selwyn Mountains 11.4 0 0 0 31 31 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Wrangel Mountains 12.1 0 0 0 2 2 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Northern Boreal Cordillera 12.2 0 0 6 302 303 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Southern Boreal Cordillera 12.3 0 0 0 73 79 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Western Boreal Cordillera 12.4 0 0 0 54 54 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Georgia Depression 13.1 854 870 967 2,039 2,178 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Southern Coastal Mountains 13.2 34 49 115 346 367 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Northern Coastal Mountains 13.3 0 0 0 11 11 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Northern Montane Cordillera 14.1 534 667 491 454 493 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Central Montane Cordillera 14.2 896 1,173 1,315 413 437 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Southern Montane Cordillera 14.3 876 1,053 988 903 997 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Columbia Montane Cordillera 14.4 757 779 672 883 961 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Hudson Bay Coastal Plains 15.1 0 0 0 10 19 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Hudson–James Lowlands 15.2 0 0 0 86 108 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
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