I propose to take Questions Nos. 704 and 706 together.
My Department publishes forestry statistics on its website, which include licences issued; hectares planted and whether they were broadleaf or conifers. My Department does not publish information on the number of trees planted. However, at establishment, the stocking density is normally 2,500 trees per hectare for conifers and 3,300 trees per hectare for broadleaves.
Afforestation
|
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019
|
2020
|
January
|
151
|
122
|
160
|
84
|
63
|
41
|
February
|
151
|
124
|
99
|
104
|
78
|
58
|
March
|
183
|
158
|
154
|
109
|
69
|
56
|
April
|
169
|
182
|
170
|
120
|
87
|
69
|
May
|
152
|
135
|
140
|
67
|
57
|
33
|
June
|
126
|
86
|
106
|
47
|
32
|
22
|
July
|
92
|
68
|
51
|
31
|
30
|
26
|
August
|
104
|
85
|
54
|
35
|
60
|
30
|
September
|
114
|
107
|
55
|
71
|
22
|
30
|
October
|
152
|
113
|
64
|
78
|
42
|
48
|
November
|
223
|
176
|
101
|
55
|
26
|
61
|
December
|
134
|
110
|
89
|
54
|
22
|
52*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Felling
|
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019
|
2020
|
January
|
271
|
235
|
232
|
232
|
513
|
81
|
February
|
222
|
274
|
152
|
106
|
1079
|
177
|
March
|
108
|
185
|
163
|
203
|
664
|
180
|
April
|
99
|
114
|
111
|
130
|
568
|
127
|
May
|
124
|
234
|
174
|
212
|
124
|
149
|
June
|
83
|
177
|
53
|
149
|
272
|
85
|
July
|
106
|
206
|
442
|
83
|
356
|
101
|
August
|
72
|
275
|
404
|
704
|
124
|
121
|
September
|
234
|
497
|
536
|
738
|
156
|
90
|
October
|
788
|
324
|
163
|
579
|
73
|
230
|
November
|
232
|
2927
|
356
|
386
|
134
|
185
|
December
|
179
|
1283
|
217
|
81
|
117
|
182*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Road
|
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019
|
2020
|
January
|
54
|
47
|
48
|
35
|
101
|
19
|
February
|
22
|
27
|
37
|
31
|
59
|
32
|
March
|
29
|
36
|
29
|
28
|
39
|
40
|
April
|
26
|
24
|
37
|
21
|
51
|
38
|
May
|
31
|
39
|
31
|
36
|
48
|
37
|
June
|
22
|
41
|
44
|
37
|
47
|
24
|
July
|
43
|
50
|
38
|
26
|
48
|
27
|
August
|
53
|
80
|
43
|
60
|
46
|
26
|
September
|
49
|
62
|
35
|
38
|
25
|
21
|
October
|
37
|
48
|
41
|
62
|
24
|
24
|
November
|
50
|
43
|
64
|
53
|
22
|
32
|
December
|
59
|
32
|
33
|
34
|
32
|
29*
|
*December 2020 figures are provisional
Hectares Planted FP 2014-2020
Hectares
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019
|
2020
|
Broadleaf
|
1,263.04
|
1,270.30
|
1,161.14
|
1,069.63
|
893.17
|
818.53
|
Conifer
|
5,029.77
|
5,229.50
|
4,374.61
|
2,955.85
|
2,656.72
|
1,615.79
|
Total
|
6,292.81
|
6,499.80
|
5,535.75
|
4,025.48
|
3,549.89
|
2,434.32
|