Table 3.1
Land cover, Canada, 2001 and 2011
| Evergreen forest | Deciduous forest | Mixedwood | Taiga sparse conifer | Shrubland | Grassland | Barrenland | Cropland | Built-up | Water | Other 1 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| square kilometres | ||||||||||||
| Area in 2001 | 2,054,955 | 435,811 | 638,199 | 1,006,544 | 2,373,331 | 258,521 | 1,008,826 | 540,559 | 8,996 | 997,539 | 652,901 | 9,976,182 |
| Area in 2011 | 1,915,932 | 467,710 | 620,594 | 977,445 | 2,456,596 | 332,903 | 1,012,016 | 540,684 | 9,680 | 1,000,946 | 641,676 | 9,976,182 |
| Change from 2001 to 2011 | -139,023 | 31,899 | -17,606 | -29,099 | 83,265 | 74,382 | 3,190 | 125 | 684 | 3,407 | -11,225 | … |
| Percent change from 2001 to 2011 | -6.8 | 7.3 | -2.8 | -2.9 | 3.5 | 28.8 | 0.3 | 0 s | 7.6 | 0.3 | -1.7 | … |
Combines Canada Centre for Remote Sensing (CCRS)
land cover codes for wetlands, snow and ice.
Note(s):
Measuring land cover categories is subject to certain limitations due
to difficulties in distinguishing between different land cover types. This
land cover area was derived from CCRS 250 m land cover data. Because
of the coarseness of this data, areas may not be consistent with other released
tabulations which used more detailed data.
Source(s):
Natural Resources Canada, 2012, Canada 250m Land
Cover Time Series 2000-2011, Earth Sciences Sector, Canada Centre
for Remote Sensing, ftp://ftp.ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca/ad/Pouliot/LCTS/LCTS_V1/ (accessed
May 8, 2013). Statistics Canada, Environment Accounts and Statistics
Division, 2013, special tabulation.
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