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Table 2.9 Farms, farm area and average farm size, by province, 2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of table 2.9 farms farms, area and average farm size , calculated using number, % change, 2006 to 2011 and acres units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Farms Area Average farm size
  number % change, 2006 to 2011 acres % change, 2006 to 2011 acres % change, 2006 to 2011
Canada 205,730 -10.3 160,155,748 -4.1 779 6.9
Newfoundland and Labrador 510 -8.6 77,349 -13.5 152 -5.0
Prince Edward Island 1,495 -12.1 594,324 -4.1 398 9.0
Nova Scotia 3,905 2.9 1,018,075 2.2 261 -0.4
New Brunswick 2,611 -5.9 937,829 -4.0 359 2.0
Quebec 29,437 -4.0 8,256,614 -3.5 280 0.4
Ontario 51,950 -9.2 12,668,236 -4.8 244 4.7
Manitoba 15,877 -16.7 18,023,472 -5.5 1,135 13.4
Saskatchewan 36,952 -16.6 61,628,148 -4.1 1,668 15.1
Alberta 43,234 -12.5 50,498,834 -3.1 1,168 10.7
British Columbia 19,759 -0.4 6,452,867 -7.9 327 -7.4
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture, 2006 and 2011
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