Australia's plantations 2009 inventory update

Australia's Plantation Inventory is an annual update of timber plantation areas in each state and territory to highlight trends in plantation development. The National Plantation Inventory is part of the National Forest Inventory and has been reporting on Australia's timber plantations since 1993.

• In 2008, the total area of Australia's plantation estate increased to 1.97 million hectares, comprising about 0.95 million hectares (48%) of hardwood species, 1.01 million hectares (52%) of softwood species and a small area of mixed plantings.
• 72 319 hectares of new plantations were reported established in 2008, 20% less than in 2007. The new area comprised 66 011 hectares of hardwoods and 6 308 hectares of softwoods.
• In the past ten years the total plantation area has increased by about 55%. The increase is almost entirely hardwood plantations, the area of which nearly trebled. The softwood plantation area increased by 8%.

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