Australian plantation statistics 2016

Overview \r\n Australian plantation statistics is published every five years based on spatial data. It supports strategic forest industry planning and decision-making by presenting information on total plantation area, new planting and ownership. The spatial updates complement two other NPI information products published by ABARES: the annual tabular plantations update and the five-yearly comprehensive log supply forecast report. \r\n\r\n In this report, plantation areas are presented for softwood and hardwood plantation types, species by NPI regions, and by state and territory. \r\n\r\n Key Issues \r\n• Australia's total commercial plantation area declined by 26 260 hectares from 2013-14, to 1 973 400 hectares in 2014-15. The total softwood plantation area increased by around 11 200 hectares to 1 035 400 hectares and the hardwood plantation area declined by 34 800 hectares to 928 300 hectares in 2014-15. Although the decline has been attributed to a one-year change, the decline has happened over the past five years and is captured in this five-yearly spatial update. The changes are the result of plantation managers revising their area figures, unproductive plantation land being returned to agriculture or to the lessors on the expiration of hardwood plantation lease arrangements. \r\n• The total plantation area decreased in all states and territories except New South Wales and the Northern Territory, for which it increased by 0.8 per cent and 6.5 per cent, respectively, mainly because of improved mapping of plantations. The area of new plantations established in 2014-15 was around 600 hectares, with most planted in the Northern Territory and Queensland. Around 500 hectares of new hardwood plantations and around 100 hectares of softwood plantations were established in 2014-15. \r\n• In 2014-15 Institutional investors owned 50 per cent of the total commercial plantation area. Governments owned 21 per cent, as did Farm forestry and other private growers. The proportion of plantations owned by managed investment schemes (MIS) continued to decline and was around 5 per cent in 2014-15. This was a result of plantations that were previously managed by MIS being sold to institutional and private investors. \r\n概述 澳大利亚人工林统计数据集每五年更新发布，其数据基础为地理空间数据（spatial data）。该数据集通过展示人工林总面积、新增造林面积及权属分布信息，为林业产业战略规划与决策制定提供支撑。此次地理空间更新数据可补充澳大利亚农业与资源经济科学局（ABARES）发布的另外两类国家人工林清查（National Plantations Inventory，简称NPI）信息产品：年度人工林列表更新报告，以及五年期综合原木供应预测报告。 本报告按针叶林（softwood）与阔叶林（hardwood）人工林类型、按NPI清查区域划分的树种，以及按州和领地行政单元分别展示了人工林面积数据。 核心议题 • 2013-14至2014-15财年，澳大利亚商业人工林总面积减少26260公顷，降至1973400公顷。2014-15财年，针叶林人工林总面积增加约11200公顷，达到1035400公顷；而阔叶林人工林总面积减少34800公顷，降至928300公顷。尽管此次面积减少被认为是单年度波动所致，但过去五年间持续存在的面积缩减趋势已通过本次五年期地理空间更新数据得以体现。此次面积变化的成因包括：人工林经营者修正面积统计数据，以及低效人工林地被复归农业用途，或在阔叶林人工林租赁协议到期后返还给出租方。 • 除新南威尔士州和北领地外，澳大利亚所有州及领地的人工林总面积均出现下滑；新南威尔士州和北领地的人工林面积分别增长0.8%和6.5%，这主要得益于人工林测绘精度的提升。2014-15财年新增造林面积约600公顷，其中大部分造林项目分布在北领地和昆士兰州。2014-15财年新增阔叶林人工林面积约500公顷，新增针叶林人工林面积约100公顷。 • 2014-15财年，机构投资者持有澳大利亚商业人工林总面积的50%。政府持有21%，农场林业经营者及其他私人种植者同样持有21%。管理投资计划（Managed Investment Schemes，简称MIS）所持有的人工林占比持续下滑，2014-15财年这一占比约为5%。这一变化源于此前由MIS管理的人工林被出售给机构投资者与私人投资者。