Nfld.
P.E.I.
N.S.
N.B.
Que.
Ont.
Man.
Sask.
Alta.
B.C.
Canada
1996…………….
742
2,217
4,453
3,405
35,991
67,520
24,383
56,995
59,007 21,835
276,548
2001…………..
643
1,845
3,923
3,034
32,139
59,728
21,071
50,598
53,652 20,290
246,923
2006…………..
558
1,700
3,795
2,776
30,675
57,211
19,054
44,329
49,431 19,844
229,373
2011…………..
510
1,495
3,905
2,611
29,437
51,950
15,877
36,952
43,234 19,759
205,730
'01/'96
-13.3
-16.8
-11.9
-10.9
-10.7
-11.5
-13.6
-11.2
-9.1
-7.1
-10.7
'06/'01
-13.2
-7.9
-3.3
-8.5
-4.6
-4.2
-9.6
-12.4
-7.9
-2.2
-7.1
'11/'06
-8.6
-12.1
2.9
-5.9
-4.0
-9.2
-16.7
-16.6
-12.5
-0.4
-10.3
1996…………….
0.3
0.8
1.6
1.2
13.0
24.4
8.8
20.6
21.3
7.9
100.0
2001…………..
0.3
0.7
1.6
1.2
13.0
24.2
8.5
20.5
21.7
8.2
100.0
2006…………..
0.2
0.7
1.7
1.2
13.4
24.9
8.3
19.3
21.6
8.7
100.0
2011…………..
0.2
0.7
1.9
1.3
14.3
25.3
7.7
18.0
21.0
9.6
100.0
1996…………….
108,320 655,365 1,055,941 953,873 8,540,488 13,879,565 19,106,531 65,653,588 51,964,360 6,249,444 168,167,475
2001…………..
100,271 646,137 1,005,833 958,899 8,443,656 13,507,357 18,784,407 64,903,830 52,058,898 6,392,909 166,802,197
2006…………..
89,441 619,885 995,943 976,629 8,557,101 13,310,216 19,073,005 64,253,845 52,127,857 7,006,569 167,010,491
2011…………..
77,349 594,324 1,018,075 937,829 8,256,614 12,668,236 18,023,472 61,628,148 50,498,834 6,452,867 160,155,748
'01/'96
-13.2
-1.4
-4.7
0.5
-1.1
-2.7
-1.7
-1.1
0.2
2.3
-0.8
'06/'01
-10.8
-4.1
-1.0
1.8
1.3
-1.5
1.5
-1.0
0.1
9.6
0.1
'11/'06
-13.5
-4.1
2.2
-4.0
-3.5
-4.8
-5.5
-4.1
-3.1
-7.9
-4.1
1996…………….
0.1
0.4
0.6
0.6
5.1
8.3
11.4
39.0
30.9
3.7
100.0
2001…………..
0.1
0.4
0.6
0.6
5.1
8.1
11.3
38.9
31.2
3.8
100.0
2006…………..
0.1
0.4
0.6
0.6
5.1
8.0
11.4
38.5
31.2
4.2
100.0
2011…………..
0.0
0.4
0.6
0.6
5.2
7.9
11.3
38.5
31.5
4.0
100.0
1996…………….
146
296
237
280
237
206
784
1,152
881
286
608
2001…………..
156
350
256
316
263
226
891
1,283
970
315
676
2006…………..
160
365
262
352
279
233
1,001
1,449
1,055
353
728
2011…………..
152
398
261
359
280
244
1,135
1,668
1,168
327
778
1996…………….
12
77
85
92
418
967
5,424
21,399
12,513
1,071
42,058
2001…………..
15
104
81
106
585
1,154
5,480
20,091
12,552
1,139
41,307
2006…………..
12
108
90
128
840
1,403
5,599
19,025
12,354
1,231
40,790
2011…………..
11
120
90
142
864
1,547
5,135
16,655
11,467
1,153
37,184
'01/'96
25.0
35.1
-4.7
15.2
40.0
19.3
1.0
-6.1
0.3
6.3
-1.8
'06/'01
-20.0
3.8
11.1
20.8
43.6
21.6
2.2
-5.3
-1.6
8.1
-1.3
'11/'06
-8.3
11.1
0.0
10.9
2.9
10.3
-8.3
-12.5
-7.2
-6.3
-8.8
1996…………….
1.6
3.5
1.9
2.7
1.2
1.4
22.2
37.5
21.2
4.9
15.2
2001…………..
2.3
5.6
2.1
3.5
1.8
1.9
26.0
39.7
23.4
5.6
16.7
2006…………..
2.2
6.4
2.4
4.6
2.7
2.5
29.4
42.9
25.0
6.2
17.8
2011…………..
2.2
8.0
2.3
5.4
2.9
3.0
32.3
45.1
26.5
5.8
18.1
1996…………….
17,742 420,971 277,658 333,611 4,296,697 8,759,707 11,611,844 35,579,845 23,590,033 1,397,970 86,286,078
2001…………..
20,843 433,641 294,596 367,898 4,571,296 9,035,915 11,650,599 37,994,752 24,038,861 1,525,986 89,934,387
2006…………..
22,671 423,281 288,146 375,590 4,777,225 9,046,383 11,616,450 36,967,225 23,775,509 1,448,626 88,741,106
2011…………..
20,618 410,712 280,889 351,231 4,632,634 8,929,948 10,746,290 36,395,993 24,102,289 1,481,827 87,352,431
'01/'96
17.5
3.0
6.1
10.3
6.4
3.2
0.3
6.8
1.9
9.2
4.2
'06/'01
8.8
-2.4
-2.2
2.1
4.5
0.1
-0.3
-2.7
-1.1
-5.1
-1.3
'11/'06
-9.1
-3.0
-2.5
-6.5
-3.0
-1.3
-7.5
-1.5
1.4
2.3
-1.6
1996…………….
0.02
0.5
0.3
0.4
5.0
10.2
13.5
41.2
27.3
1.6
100.0
2001…………..
0.02
0.5
0.3
0.4
5.1
10.0
13.0
42.2
26.7
1.7
100.0
2006…………..
0.03
0.5
0.3
0.4
5.4
10.2
13.1
41.7
26.8
1.6
100.0
2011…………..
0.02
0.5
0.3
0.4
5.3
10.2
12.3
41.7
27.6
1.7
100.0
See Census of Agriculture - Notes
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture. For more information visit the Statistics Canada web site at:
www.statcan.gc.ca
Total Land Area of Farms (Acres)
%
Change
%
Share of Canada
Average Farm Size (Acres)
Table 106: Census of Agriculture, Farms and Land, Canada and Provinces,
1996-2011
Total Number of Farms (1)
%
Change
%
Share of Canada
%
Change
%
Share of Canada
Number of Farms (1,120 Acres or Larger)
%
Change
Farms 1,120 Acres or Larger as a % of Total Number of Farms
Total Land in Crops (Acres)
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