Table 1 Statistics describing the vegetation, disturbance history, and anthropogenic factors of British Columbia and its regional zones.

Area (km²)

440,949

205,476

326,848

973,273

Forested (%)⁹⁴

80.8

69.6

73.6

76.1

Permanent nonfuel (%)⁹⁴

9.7

21.7

11.1

12.8

Grassland/shrubland (%)⁹⁴

8.5

8.2

13.5

10

Cropland (%)⁹⁴

1.0

0.5

1.8

1.1

Average annual harvest (% of forested, 1980–2022)

0.43

0.20

0.05

0.27

Average area burned (% of vegetated, 1950–2021)

0.23

0.05

0.18

0.18

Average number of fires (≥20 ha, 1950–2021)

162.2

39.2

31.8

235.9

Median fire size (ha, of wildfires ≥10 ha, 1950–2021)

40.4

37

94

47.3

Proportion area burned by human-caused fires (%, 1950–2021)

27.9

37.6

39.5

33.2

Human-caused ignitions (%, 1950–2021)

60.2

73.2

60.6

61.6

Road density (km/100 km²)

8.2

14.6

2.7

7.7

Area impacted by mountain pine beetle (% of forested area, 2001–2021)

53.7

1.9

20.0

33.2