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Canada
Table 1.5
Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Land use, census years 2006 and 2001
Canada |
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Total farm area | 229,373 | 167,010,491 | 67,586,739 | 246,923 | 166,802,197 | 67,502,446 |
Land in crops (excluding Christmas tree area) | 194,717 | 88,741,106 | 35,912,247 | 215,581 | 89,934,387 | 36,395,150 |
Summerfallow land | 32,345 | 8,662,461 | 3,505,573 | 50,671 | 11,565,518 | 4,680,398 |
Tame or seeded pasture | 75,894 | 14,071,138 | 5,694,387 | 82,830 | 11,872,170 | 4,804,496 |
Natural land for pasture | 99,237 | 38,157,034 | 15,441,602 | 114,089 | 38,032,172 | 15,391,072 |
All other land (including Christmas tree area, woodlands and wetlands) | 178,492 | 17,378,752 | 7,032,931 | 188,162 | 15,397,950 | 6,231,328 |
Christmas tree area, woodlands and wetlands1 | 116,784 | 13,346,421 | 5,401,104 | .. | .. | .. |
All other land1 | 144,272 | 4,032,331 | 1,631,826 | .. | .. | .. |
Newfoundland and Labrador
Table 1.5
Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Land use, census years 2006 and 2001
Newfoundland and Labrador |
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Total farm area | 558 | 89,441 | 36,195 | 643 | 100,271 | 40,578 |
Land in crops (excluding Christmas tree area) | 404 | 22,671 | 9,175 | 477 | 20,843 | 8,435 |
Summerfallow land | 18 | 167 | 68 | 28 | 281 | 114 |
Tame or seeded pasture | 96 | 5,801 | 2,348 | 137 | 6,251 | 2,530 |
Natural land for pasture | 161 | 25,421 | 10,288 | 173 | 17,524 | 7,092 |
All other land (including Christmas tree area, woodlands and wetlands) | 456 | 35,381 | 14,318 | 513 | 55,372 | 22,408 |
Christmas tree area, woodlands and wetlands1 | 286 | 24,814 | 10,042 | .. | .. | .. |
All other land1 | 350 | 10,567 | 4,276 | .. | .. | .. |
Prince Edward Island
Table 1.5
Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Land use, census years 2006 and 2001
Prince Edward Island |
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Total farm area | 1,700 | 619,885 | 250,859 | 1,845 | 646,137 | 261,482 |
Land in crops (excluding Christmas tree area) | 1,524 | 423,281 | 171,296 | 1,684 | 433,641 | 175,488 |
Summerfallow land | 31 | 571 | 231 | 31 | 520 | 210 |
Tame or seeded pasture | 554 | 26,803 | 10,847 | 750 | 29,192 | 11,814 |
Natural land for pasture | 547 | 30,432 | 12,315 | 658 | 31,786 | 12,863 |
All other land (including Christmas tree area, woodlands and wetlands) | 1,461 | 138,798 | 56,170 | 1,589 | 150,998 | 61,107 |
Christmas tree area, woodlands and wetlands1 | 1,213 | 112,444 | 45,504 | .. | .. | .. |
All other land1 | 1,089 | 26,354 | 10,665 | .. | .. | .. |
Nova Scotia
Table 1.5
Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Land use, census years 2006 and 2001
Nova Scotia |
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Total farm area | 3,795 | 995,943 | 403,044 | 3,923 | 1,005,833 | 407,046 |
Land in crops (excluding Christmas tree area) | 3,025 | 288,146 | 116,609 | 3,122 | 294,596 | 119,219 |
Summerfallow land | 93 | 2,675 | 1,083 | 83 | 1,505 | 609 |
Tame or seeded pasture | 1,158 | 57,775 | 23,381 | 1,193 | 56,520 | 22,873 |
Natural land for pasture | 1,435 | 78,352 | 31,708 | 1,469 | 81,215 | 32,867 |
All other land (including Christmas tree area, woodlands and wetlands) | 3,331 | 568,995 | 230,264 | 3,380 | 571,997 | 231,479 |
Christmas tree area, woodlands and wetlands1 | 2,749 | 487,884 | 197,440 | .. | .. | .. |
All other land1 | 2,367 | 81,111 | 32,824 | .. | .. | .. |
New Brunswick
Table 1.5
Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Land use, census years 2006 and 2001
New Brunswick |
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Total farm area | 2,776 | 976,629 | 395,228 | 3,034 | 958,899 | 388,053 |
Land in crops (excluding Christmas tree area) | 2,256 | 375,590 | 151,996 | 2,521 | 367,898 | 148,883 |
Summerfallow land | 70 | 2,122 | 859 | 68 | 1,582 | 640 |
Tame or seeded pasture | 781 | 42,039 | 17,013 | 951 | 44,998 | 18,210 |
Natural land for pasture | 1,099 | 61,765 | 24,995 | 1,167 | 66,436 | 26,886 |
All other land (including Christmas tree area, woodlands and wetlands) | 2,463 | 495,113 | 200,365 | 2,644 | 477,985 | 193,434 |
Christmas tree area, woodlands and wetlands1 | 2,125 | 439,329 | 177,790 | .. | .. | .. |
All other land1 | 1,670 | 55,784 | 22,575 | .. | .. | .. |
Quebec
Table 1.5
Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Land use, census years 2006 and 2001
Quebec |
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Total farm area | 30,675 | 8,557,101 | 3,462,935 | 32,139 | 8,443,656 | 3,417,026 |
Land in crops (excluding Christmas tree area) | 23,967 | 4,777,225 | 1,933,274 | 26,036 | 4,571,296 | 1,849,938 |
Summerfallow land | 500 | 10,596 | 4,288 | 551 | 12,009 | 4,860 |
Tame or seeded pasture | 8,194 | 364,201 | 147,387 | 10,727 | 451,810 | 182,841 |
Natural land for pasture | 8,649 | 391,914 | 158,602 | 10,583 | 459,382 | 185,905 |
All other land (including Christmas tree area, woodlands and wetlands) | 26,405 | 3,013,165 | 1,219,384 | 27,107 | 2,949,159 | 1,193,482 |
Christmas tree area, woodlands and wetlands1 | 22,437 | 2,657,411 | 1,075,416 | .. | .. | .. |
All other land1 | 16,153 | 355,754 | 143,969 | .. | .. | .. |
Ontario
Table 1.5
Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Land use, census years 2006 and 2001
Ontario |
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Total farm area | 57,211 | 13,310,216 | 5,386,453 | 59,728 | 13,507,357 | 5,466,233 |
Land in crops (excluding Christmas tree area) | 50,169 | 9,046,383 | 3,660,941 | 53,799 | 9,035,915 | 3,656,705 |
Summerfallow land | 1,098 | 29,394 | 11,895 | 1,468 | 35,175 | 14,235 |
Tame or seeded pasture | 16,482 | 749,719 | 303,400 | 19,160 | 773,650 | 313,085 |
Natural land for pasture | 19,313 | 1,112,668 | 450,281 | 22,148 | 1,314,335 | 531,892 |
All other land (including Christmas tree area, woodlands and wetlands) | 48,342 | 2,372,052 | 959,935 | 49,950 | 2,348,282 | 950,316 |
Christmas tree area, woodlands and wetlands1 | 35,918 | 1,854,167 | 750,355 | .. | .. | .. |
All other land1 | 40,056 | 517,885 | 209,581 | .. | .. | .. |
Manitoba
Table 1.5
Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Land use, census years 2006 and 2001
Manitoba |
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Total farm area | 19,054 | 19,073,005 | 7,718,570 | 21,071 | 18,784,407 | 7,601,779 |
Land in crops (excluding Christmas tree area) | 16,660 | 11,616,450 | 4,701,010 | 18,836 | 11,650,599 | 4,714,830 |
Summerfallow land | 2,792 | 312,795 | 126,584 | 5,902 | 631,930 | 255,733 |
Tame or seeded pasture | 5,819 | 1,231,313 | 498,295 | 5,980 | 947,585 | 383,474 |
Natural land for pasture | 10,081 | 3,825,679 | 1,548,197 | 11,431 | 3,905,189 | 1,580,374 |
All other land (including Christmas tree area, woodlands and wetlands) | 14,504 | 2,086,768 | 844,485 | 16,012 | 1,649,104 | 667,369 |
Christmas tree area, woodlands and wetlands1 | 8,724 | 1,619,726 | 655,480 | .. | .. | .. |
All other land1 | 12,343 | 467,042 | 189,005 | .. | .. | .. |
Saskatchewan
Table 1.5
Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Land use, census years 2006 and 2001
Saskatchewan |
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Total farm area | 44,329 | 64,253,845 | 26,002,605 | 50,598 | 64,903,830 | 26,265,645 |
Land in crops (excluding Christmas tree area) | 41,056 | 36,967,225 | 14,960,103 | 48,055 | 37,994,752 | 15,375,929 |
Summerfallow land | 18,779 | 6,001,296 | 2,428,638 | 28,114 | 7,738,453 | 3,131,640 |
Tame or seeded pasture | 14,396 | 4,848,757 | 1,962,222 | 14,045 | 3,473,646 | 1,405,734 |
Natural land for pasture | 21,368 | 12,789,656 | 5,175,789 | 25,302 | 12,668,456 | 5,126,742 |
All other land (including Christmas tree area, woodlands and wetlands) | 29,685 | 3,646,911 | 1,475,852 | 33,290 | 3,028,523 | 1,225,600 |
Christmas tree area, woodlands and wetlands1 | 16,349 | 2,416,577 | 977,954 | .. | .. | .. |
All other land1 | 24,483 | 1,230,334 | 497,898 | .. | .. | .. |
Alberta
Table 1.5
Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Land use, census years 2006 and 2001
Alberta |
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Total farm area | 49,431 | 52,127,857 | 21,095,393 | 53,652 | 52,058,898 | 21,067,486 |
Land in crops (excluding Christmas tree area) | 41,172 | 23,775,509 | 9,621,606 | 46,028 | 24,038,861 | 9,728,181 |
Summerfallow land | 8,390 | 2,239,633 | 906,347 | 13,268 | 3,053,214 | 1,235,592 |
Tame or seeded pasture | 22,997 | 6,137,362 | 2,483,702 | 24,103 | 5,512,654 | 2,230,892 |
Natural land for pasture | 27,466 | 16,135,646 | 6,529,863 | 31,438 | 16,503,920 | 6,678,899 |
All other land (including Christmas tree area, woodlands and wetlands) | 36,206 | 3,839,707 | 1,553,874 | 38,322 | 2,950,249 | 1,193,923 |
Christmas tree area, woodlands and wetlands1 | 19,521 | 2,849,415 | 1,153,117 | .. | .. | .. |
All other land1 | 31,906 | 990,292 | 400,757 | .. | .. | .. |
British Columbia
Table 1.5
Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Land use, census years 2006 and 2001
British Columbia |
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Total farm area | 19,844 | 7,006,569 | 2,835,458 | 20,290 | 6,392,909 | 2,587,118 |
Land in crops (excluding Christmas tree area) | 14,484 | 1,448,626 | 586,238 | 15,023 | 1,525,986 | 617,545 |
Summerfallow land | 574 | 63,212 | 25,581 | 1,158 | 90,849 | 36,765 |
Tame or seeded pasture | 5,417 | 607,368 | 245,793 | 5,784 | 575,864 | 233,044 |
Natural land for pasture | 9,118 | 3,705,501 | 1,499,563 | 9,720 | 2,983,929 | 1,207,553 |
All other land (including Christmas tree area, woodlands and wetlands) | 15,639 | 1,181,862 | 478,283 | 15,355 | 1,216,281 | 492,211 |
Christmas tree area, woodlands and wetlands1 | 7,462 | 884,654 | 358,007 | .. | .. | .. |
All other land1 | 13,855 | 297,208 | 120,276 | .. | .. | .. |