Table 1.7
Fertilized land area in Canada by ecozone, selected
years, 1971 to 2006
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1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2006 | Percentage change 1971 to 2006 | |
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square kilometres | percent | |||||
Boreal Shield | 931.4 | 2,360.1 | 2,077.8 | 2,231.7 | 2,266.4 | 143.3 |
Atlantic Maritime | 2,623.7 | 5,443.3 | 4,309.5 | 4,168.6 | 4,065.7 | 55.0 |
Mixed Wood Plains | 14,981.7 | 31,168.3 | 28,923.6 | 28,742.0 | 30,359.6 | 102.6 |
Boreal Plains | 14,814.2 | 35,097.6 | 43,764.5 | 41,419.5 | 41,502.6 | 180.2 |
Prairies | 34,794.7 | 106,550.1 | 132,093.6 | 157,135.4 | 167,516.7 | 381.4 |
Pacific Maritime | 301.6 | 634.2 | 543.4 | 539.6 | 549.3 | 82.1 |
Montane Cordillera | 484.7 | 1,363.7 | 1,312.2 | 1,457.5 | 1,457.7 | 200.7 |
Source(s):
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Statistics Canada, customized
tabulations, Census of Agriculture, Census Geographic Component Base 2001, 2006 and
Census of Agriculture Regular Base 1971, 1981, 1991. Statistics
Canada, CANSIM table 153-0058 (accessed
February 2, 2009).
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