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Canada

Table 4.5
Total sheep and lambs: Farms reporting, Number of animals, and Percentage distributions by size class, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
Canada 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
Farms reporting  empty cell
1 to 17 animals 5,215 5,597 4,687 5,478 5,018 4,411 3,913
18 to 47 animals 2,572 3,206 2,732 3,236 2,987 3,210 2,618
48 to 122 animals 1,798 2,485 2,130 2,390 2,097 2,939 2,204
123 to 177 animals 379 584 505 705 517 891 703
178 to 527 animals 499 848 717 1,080 915 1,386 1,176
528 to 1,127 animals 113 147 141 177 212 320 313
1,128 animals and over 35 38 27 48 44 75 104
Total 10,611 12,905 10,939 13,114 11,790 13,232 11,031
Percentage distribution of farms by size class  empty cell
1 to 17 animals 49.1 43.4 42.8 41.8 42.6 33.3 35.5
18 to 47 animals 24.2 24.8 25.0 24.7 25.3 24.3 23.7
48 to 122 animals 16.9 19.3 19.5 18.2 17.8 22.2 20.0
123 to 177 animals 3.6 4.5 4.6 5.4 4.4 6.7 6.4
178 to 527 animals 4.7 6.6 6.6 8.2 7.8 10.5 10.7
528 to 1,127 animals 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.8 2.4 2.8
1,128 animals and over 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.9
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number of animals  empty cell
1 to 17 animals 33,203 36,944 32,081 38,390 36,095 33,394 28,589
18 to 47 animals 77,059 96,834 82,177 97,186 89,620 97,051 78,133
48 to 122 animals 133,198 186,942 164,108 183,692 159,207 226,928 170,883
123 to 177 animals 55,646 85,138 74,217 103,297 75,823 130,627 102,599
178 to 527 animals 140,401 245,078 202,119 307,089 264,392 397,393 340,406
528 to 1,127 animals 84,750 106,188 101,292 130,357 155,583 234,546 226,624
1,128 animals and over 68,886 59,588 44,941 75,880 84,130 142,509 195,643
Total 593,143 816,712 700,935 935,891 864,850 1,262,448 1,142,877
Percentage distribution of animals by size class  empty cell
1 to 17 animals 5.6 4.5 4.6 4.1 4.2 2.6 2.5
18 to 47 animals 13.0 11.9 11.7 10.4 10.4 7.7 6.8
48 to 122 animals 22.5 22.9 23.4 19.6 18.4 18.0 15.0
123 to 177 animals 9.4 10.4 10.6 11.0 8.8 10.3 9.0
178 to 527 animals 23.7 30.0 28.8 32.8 30.6 31.5 29.8
528 to 1,127 animals 14.3 13.0 14.5 13.9 18.0 18.6 19.8
1,128 animals and over 11.6 7.3 6.4 8.1 9.7 11.3 17.1
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

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  • 0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
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Source

Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

Newfoundland and Labrador

Table 4.5
Total sheep and lambs: Farms reporting, Number of animals, and Percentage distributions by size class, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
Newfoundland and Labrador 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
Farms reporting  empty cell
1 to 17 animals 95 42 28 24 29 23 25
18 to 47 animals 95 65 53 39 53 42 25
48 to 122 animals 49 39 40 53 42 28 28
123 to 177 animals 3 5 3 5 xx 16 xx
178 to 527 animals 5 7 5 9 xx xx 4
528 to 1,127 animals 0 0 0 0 0 xx 0
1,128 animals and over 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 247 158 129 130 124 109 82
Percentage distribution of farms by size class  empty cell
1 to 17 animals 38.5 26.6 21.7 18.5 23.4 21.1 30.5
18 to 47 animals 38.5 41.1 41.1 30.0 42.7 38.5 30.5
48 to 122 animals 19.8 24.7 31.0 40.8 33.9 25.7 34.1
123 to 177 animals 1.2 3.2 2.3 3.8 xx 14.7 xx
178 to 527 animals 2.0 4.4 3.9 6.9 xx xx 4.9
528 to 1,127 animals 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 xx 0.0
1,128 animals and over 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number of animals  empty cell
1 to 17 animals 886 358 247 201 277 212 206
18 to 47 animals 2,833 1,839 1,596 1,266 1,642 1,298 730
48 to 122 animals 3,604 2,689 2,942 4,406 4,483 1,956 2,675
123 to 177 animals 442 710 433 773 xx 4,422 xx
178 to 527 animals 1,394 1,839 1,645 2,272 xx xx 1,031
528 to 1,127 animals 0 0 0 0 0 xx 0
1,128 animals and over 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 9,159 7,435 6,863 8,918 6,402 7,888 4,642
Percentage distribution of animals by size class  empty cell
1 to 17 animals 9.7 4.8 3.6 2.3 4.3 2.7 4.4
18 to 47 animals 30.9 24.7 23.3 14.2 25.6 16.5 15.7
48 to 122 animals 39.3 36.2 42.9 49.4 70.0 24.8 57.6
123 to 177 animals 4.8 9.5 6.3 8.7 xx 56.1 xx
178 to 527 animals 15.2 24.7 24.0 25.5 xx xx 22.2
528 to 1,127 animals 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 xx 0.0
1,128 animals and over 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Symbols

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Source

Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

Prince Edward Island

Table 4.5
Total sheep and lambs: Farms reporting, Number of animals, and Percentage distributions by size class, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
Prince Edward Island 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
Farms reporting  empty cell
1 to 17 animals 44 36 33 31 25 26 29
18 to 47 animals 47 52 33 23 28 15 21
48 to 122 animals 41 36 32 25 21 23 13
123 to 177 animals 3 8 7 xx xx 4 xx
178 to 527 animals 4 8 5 xx xx xx 6
528 to 1,127 animals xx 0 xx 0 0 0 0
1,128 animals and over 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 139 140 110 79 74 68 69
Percentage distribution of farms by size class  empty cell
1 to 17 animals 31.7 25.7 30.0 39.2 33.8 38.2 42.0
18 to 47 animals 33.8 37.1 30.0 29.1 37.8 22.1 30.4
48 to 122 animals 29.5 25.7 29.1 31.6 28.4 33.8 18.8
123 to 177 animals 2.2 5.7 6.4 xx xx 5.9 xx
178 to 527 animals 2.9 5.7 4.5 xx xx xx 8.7
528 to 1,127 animals xx 0.0 xx 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1,128 animals and over 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number of animals  empty cell
1 to 17 animals 356 270 265 288 133 215 219
18 to 47 animals 1,461 1,692 1,047 765 888 474 705
48 to 122 animals 2,698 2,449 2,348 2,341 1,975 1,685 1,088
123 to 177 animals 440 1,222 1,050 xx xx 1,215 xx
178 to 527 animals 1,317 1,986 2,085 xx xx xx 1,889
528 to 1,127 animals xx 0 xx 0 0 0 0
1,128 animals and over 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 6,272 7,619 6,795 3,394 2,996 3,589 3,901
Percentage distribution of animals by size class  empty cell
1 to 17 animals 5.7 3.5 3.9 8.5 4.4 6.0 5.6
18 to 47 animals 23.3 22.2 15.4 22.5 29.6 13.2 18.1
48 to 122 animals 43.0 32.1 34.6 69.0 65.9 46.9 27.9
123 to 177 animals 7.0 16.0 15.5 xx xx 33.9 xx
178 to 527 animals 21.0 26.1 30.7 xx xx xx 48.4
528 to 1,127 animals xx 0.0 xx 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1,128 animals and over 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

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Source

Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

Nova Scotia

Table 4.5
Total sheep and lambs: Farms reporting, Number of animals, and Percentage distributions by size class, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
Nova Scotia 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
Farms reporting  empty cell
1 to 17 animals 176 133 96 76 70 79 83
18 to 47 animals 143 137 92 73 48 71 74
48 to 122 animals 122 144 110 60 62 69 62
123 to 177 animals 15 35 25 25 17 19 18
178 to 527 animals 44 47 33 40 31 38 23
528 to 1,127 animals 8 3 18 11 7 xx 6
1,128 animals and over xx 7 xx xx 0 0 3
Total 508 506 374 285 235 276 269
Percentage distribution of farms by size class  empty cell
1 to 17 animals 34.6 26.3 25.7 26.7 29.8 28.6 30.9
18 to 47 animals 28.1 27.1 24.6 25.6 20.4 25.7 27.5
48 to 122 animals 24.0 28.5 29.4 21.1 26.4 25.0 23.0
123 to 177 animals 3.0 6.9 6.7 8.8 7.2 6.9 6.7
178 to 527 animals 8.7 9.3 8.8 14.0 13.2 13.8 8.6
528 to 1,127 animals 1.6 0.6 4.8 3.9 3.0 xx 2.2
1,128 animals and over xx 1.4 xx xx 0.0 0.0 1.1
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number of animals  empty cell
1 to 17 animals 1,272 1,020 615 572 497 635 631
18 to 47 animals 4,320 4,233 2,980 2,165 1,483 2,226 2,100
48 to 122 animals 8,647 11,106 8,769 4,860 4,859 5,149 4,837
123 to 177 animals 2,127 5,083 3,681 3,777 2,325 2,733 2,637
178 to 527 animals 11,698 13,461 8,847 11,925 9,067 14,153 6,621
528 to 1,127 animals 10,639 1,734 13,104 8,371 5,275 xx 4,060
1,128 animals and over xx 6,349 xx xx 0 0 4,309
Total 38,703 42,986 37,996 31,670 23,506 24,896 25,195
Percentage distribution of animals by size class  empty cell
1 to 17 animals 3.3 2.4 1.6 1.8 2.1 2.6 2.5
18 to 47 animals 11.2 9.8 7.8 6.8 6.3 8.9 8.3
48 to 122 animals 22.3 25.8 23.1 15.3 20.7 20.7 19.2
123 to 177 animals 5.5 11.8 9.7 11.9 9.9 11.0 10.5
178 to 527 animals 30.2 31.3 23.3 37.7 38.6 56.8 26.3
528 to 1,127 animals 27.5 4.0 34.5 26.4 22.4 xx 16.1
1,128 animals and over xx 14.8 xx xx 0.0 0.0 17.1
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Symbols

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  • 0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
  • xxfor confidentiality reasons, data have been combined with those of the preceding size class
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  • ...not applicable

Source

Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

New Brunswick

Table 4.5
Total sheep and lambs: Farms reporting, Number of animals, and Percentage distributions by size class, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
New Brunswick 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
Farms reporting  empty cell
1 to 17 animals 103 77 69 43 50 53 53
18 to 47 animals 74 53 45 56 32 35 31
48 to 122 animals 64 69 43 39 30 38 32
123 to 177 animals 9 10 13 10 6 7 9
178 to 527 animals 12 14 9 13 9 15 6
528 to 1,127 animals xx xx 0 xx 0 xx xx
1,128 animals and over 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 262 223 179 161 127 148 131
Percentage distribution of farms by size class  empty cell
1 to 17 animals 39.3 34.5 38.5 26.7 39.4 35.8 40.5
18 to 47 animals 28.2 23.8 25.1 34.8 25.2 23.6 23.7
48 to 122 animals 24.4 30.9 24.0 24.2 23.6 25.7 24.4
123 to 177 animals 3.4 4.5 7.3 6.2 4.7 4.7 6.9
178 to 527 animals 4.6 6.3 5.0 8.1 7.1 10.1 4.6
528 to 1,127 animals xx xx 0.0 xx 0.0 xx xx
1,128 animals and over 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number of animals  empty cell
1 to 17 animals 719 563 541 309 277 349 429
18 to 47 animals 2,358 1,700 1,411 1,673 1,019 952 992
48 to 122 animals 4,722 4,957 3,188 2,860 2,163 2,879 2,384
123 to 177 animals 1,314 1,376 1,936 1,469 922 1,103 1,265
178 to 527 animals 3,739 4,721 2,253 3,906 2,885 4,318 2,271
528 to 1,127 animals xx xx 0 xx 0 xx xx
1,128 animals and over 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 12,852 13,317 9,329 10,217 7,266 9,601 7,341
Percentage distribution of animals by size class  empty cell
1 to 17 animals 5.6 4.2 5.8 3.0 3.8 3.6 5.8
18 to 47 animals 18.3 12.8 15.1 16.4 14.0 9.9 13.5
48 to 122 animals 36.7 37.2 34.2 28.0 29.8 30.0 32.5
123 to 177 animals 10.2 10.3 20.8 14.4 12.7 11.5 17.2
178 to 527 animals 29.1 35.5 24.2 38.2 39.7 45.0 30.9
528 to 1,127 animals xx xx 0.0 xx 0.0 xx xx
1,128 animals and over 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Symbols

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  • 0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
  • xxfor confidentiality reasons, data have been combined with those of the preceding size class
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  • ...not applicable

Source

Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

Quebec

Table 4.5
Total sheep and lambs: Farms reporting, Number of animals, and Percentage distributions by size class, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
Quebec 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
Farms reporting  empty cell
1 to 17 animals 511 768 473 406 347 297 306
18 to 47 animals 202 360 242 207 196 160 133
48 to 122 animals 148 335 249 216 216 326 242
123 to 177 animals 53 94 92 80 72 137 153
178 to 527 animals 59 145 178 167 186 323 343
528 to 1,127 animals 3 21 24 36 63 107 123
1,128 animals and over xx xx 3 5 8 16 37
Total 976 1,723 1,261 1,117 1,088 1,366 1,337
Percentage distribution of farms by size class  empty cell
1 to 17 animals 52.4 44.6 37.5 36.3 31.9 21.7 22.9
18 to 47 animals 20.7 20.9 19.2 18.5 18.0 11.7 9.9
48 to 122 animals 15.2 19.4 19.7 19.3 19.9 23.9 18.1
123 to 177 animals 5.4 5.5 7.3 7.2 6.6 10.0 11.4
178 to 527 animals 6.0 8.4 14.1 15.0 17.1 23.6 25.7
528 to 1,127 animals 0.3 1.2 1.9 3.2 5.8 7.8 9.2
1,128 animals and over xx xx 0.2 0.4 0.7 1.2 2.8
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number of animals  empty cell
1 to 17 animals 3,205 4,947 2,992 2,864 2,318 2,094 1,929
18 to 47 animals 6,060 10,902 7,266 6,058 6,011 4,903 3,806
48 to 122 animals 11,623 25,241 19,899 17,304 18,080 27,889 20,534
123 to 177 animals 7,492 13,823 13,692 11,462 10,717 20,377 22,449
178 to 527 animals 17,185 41,799 51,249 49,839 56,364 95,743 102,591
528 to 1,127 animals 2,913 15,409 16,817 26,311 46,273 76,095 90,518
1,128 animals and over xx xx 4,110 7,415 11,794 26,952 64,981
Total 48,478 112,121 116,025 121,253 151,557 254,053 306,808
Percentage distribution of animals by size class  empty cell
1 to 17 animals 6.6 4.4 2.6 2.4 1.5 0.8 0.6
18 to 47 animals 12.5 9.7 6.3 5.0 4.0 1.9 1.2
48 to 122 animals 24.0 22.5 17.2 14.3 11.9 11.0 6.7
123 to 177 animals 15.5 12.3 11.8 9.5 7.1 8.0 7.3
178 to 527 animals 35.4 37.3 44.2 41.1 37.2 37.7 33.4
528 to 1,127 animals 6.0 13.7 14.5 21.7 30.5 30.0 29.5
1,128 animals and over xx xx 3.5 6.1 7.8 10.6 21.2
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Symbols

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  • 0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
  • xxfor confidentiality reasons, data have been combined with those of the preceding size class
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  • ...not applicable

Source

Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

Ontario

Table 4.5
Total sheep and lambs: Farms reporting, Number of animals, and Percentage distributions by size class, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
Ontario 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
Farms reporting  empty cell
1 to 17 animals 1,454 1,680 1,344 1,560 1,374 1,159 1,059
18 to 47 animals 1,006 1,360 1,070 1,172 1,003 1,074 880
48 to 122 animals 633 973 905 955 751 993 823
123 to 177 animals 102 216 189 214 172 307 244
178 to 527 animals 88 240 174 266 251 354 319
528 to 1,127 animals 17 29 23 22 34 80 66
1,128 animals and over xx 5 3 5 7 11 17
Total 3,300 4,503 3,708 4,194 3,592 3,978 3,408
Percentage distribution of farms by size class  empty cell
1 to 17 animals 44.1 37.3 36.2 37.2 38.3 29.1 31.1
18 to 47 animals 30.5 30.2 28.9 27.9 27.9 27.0 25.8
48 to 122 animals 19.2 21.6 24.4 22.8 20.9 25.0 24.1
123 to 177 animals 3.1 4.8 5.1 5.1 4.8 7.7 7.2
178 to 527 animals 2.7 5.3 4.7 6.3 7.0 8.9 9.4
528 to 1,127 animals 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.9 2.0 1.9
1,128 animals and over xx 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number of animals  empty cell
1 to 17 animals 10,359 12,282 10,374 11,807 10,668 9,285 8,076
18 to 47 animals 30,451 41,515 32,641 35,682 30,680 32,963 26,650
48 to 122 animals 45,643 72,302 69,641 73,399 56,885 75,534 63,120
123 to 177 animals 15,209 31,597 27,479 31,433 25,159 44,661 35,705
178 to 527 animals 23,129 67,042 46,122 74,154 70,508 98,079 89,748
528 to 1,127 animals 16,041 20,022 16,502 15,432 25,099 59,137 47,401
1,128 animals and over xx 6,777 6,834 9,713 12,088 17,966 40,462
Total 140,832 251,537 209,593 251,620 231,087 337,625 311,162
Percentage distribution of animals by size class  empty cell
1 to 17 animals 7.4 4.9 4.9 4.7 4.6 2.8 2.6
18 to 47 animals 21.6 16.5 15.6 14.2 13.3 9.8 8.6
48 to 122 animals 32.4 28.7 33.2 29.2 24.6 22.4 20.3
123 to 177 animals 10.8 12.6 13.1 12.5 10.9 13.2 11.5
178 to 527 animals 16.4 26.7 22.0 29.5 30.5 29.0 28.8
528 to 1,127 animals 11.4 8.0 7.9 6.1 10.9 17.5 15.2
1,128 animals and over xx 2.7 3.3 3.9 5.2 5.3 13.0
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Symbols

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  • 0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
  • xxfor confidentiality reasons, data have been combined with those of the preceding size class
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  • ...not applicable

Source

Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

Manitoba

Table 4.5
Total sheep and lambs: Farms reporting, Number of animals, and Percentage distributions by size class, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
Manitoba 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
Farms reporting  empty cell
1 to 17 animals 249 291 237 253 222 221 221
18 to 47 animals 103 126 105 142 120 178 164
48 to 122 animals 90 108 80 108 92 148 113
123 to 177 animals 20 26 24 40 32 54 42
178 to 527 animals 13 40 23 45 49 111 84
528 to 1,127 animals 5 4 4 5 11 17 15
1,128 animals and over 0 3 0 xx xx 4 5
Total 480 598 473 593 526 733 644
Percentage distribution of farms by size class  empty cell
1 to 17 animals 51.9 48.7 50.1 42.7 42.2 30.2 34.3
18 to 47 animals 21.5 21.1 22.2 23.9 22.8 24.3 25.5
48 to 122 animals 18.8 18.1 16.9 18.2 17.5 20.2 17.5
123 to 177 animals 4.2 4.3 5.1 6.7 6.1 7.4 6.5
178 to 527 animals 2.7 6.7 4.9 7.6 9.3 15.1 13.0
528 to 1,127 animals 1.0 0.7 0.8 0.8 2.1 2.3 2.3
1,128 animals and over 0.0 0.5 0.0 xx xx 0.5 0.8
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number of animals  empty cell
1 to 17 animals 1,549 1,706 1,428 1,535 1,455 1,607 1,290
18 to 47 animals 3,097 3,691 3,121 4,382 3,503 5,336 5,104
48 to 122 animals 6,434 8,481 5,929 7,920 7,183 11,382 8,608
123 to 177 animals 2,855 3,684 3,453 5,685 4,516 7,894 6,200
178 to 527 animals 3,114 11,780 7,400 12,622 13,465 33,306 24,117
528 to 1,127 animals 3,952 2,855 3,362 4,716 8,030 12,656 10,644
1,128 animals and over 0 4,166 0 xx xx 12,617 12,133
Total 21,001 36,363 24,693 36,860 38,152 84,798 68,096
Percentage distribution of animals by size class  empty cell
1 to 17 animals 7.4 4.7 5.8 4.2 3.8 1.9 1.9
18 to 47 animals 14.7 10.2 12.6 11.9 9.2 6.3 7.5
48 to 122 animals 30.6 23.3 24.0 21.5 18.8 13.4 12.6
123 to 177 animals 13.6 10.1 14.0 15.4 11.8 9.3 9.1
178 to 527 animals 14.8 32.4 30.0 34.2 35.3 39.3 35.4
528 to 1,127 animals 18.8 7.9 13.6 12.8 21.0 14.9 15.6
1,128 animals and over 0.0 11.5 0.0 xx xx 14.9 17.8
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Symbols

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  • 0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
  • xxfor confidentiality reasons, data have been combined with those of the preceding size class
  • .. not available for a specific reference period
  • ...not applicable

Source

Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

Saskatchewan

Table 4.5
Total sheep and lambs: Farms reporting, Number of animals, and Percentage distributions by size class, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
Saskatchewan 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
Farms reporting  empty cell
1 to 17 animals 685 617 575 759 630 563 394
18 to 47 animals 180 215 188 348 306 384 292
48 to 122 animals 132 137 145 225 216 433 278
123 to 177 animals 44 52 29 72 48 124 94
178 to 527 animals 64 87 72 102 79 161 154
528 to 1,127 animals 19 20 12 18 18 29 34
1,128 animals and over 12 4 xx 6 xx 8 12
Total 1,136 1,132 1,021 1,530 1,297 1,702 1,258
Percentage distribution of farms by size class  empty cell
1 to 17 animals 60.3 54.5 56.3 49.6 48.6 33.1 31.3
18 to 47 animals 15.8 19.0 18.4 22.7 23.6 22.6 23.2
48 to 122 animals 11.6 12.1 14.2 14.7 16.7 25.4 22.1
123 to 177 animals 3.9 4.6 2.8 4.7 3.7 7.3 7.5
178 to 527 animals 5.6 7.7 7.1 6.7 6.1 9.5 12.2
528 to 1,127 animals 1.7 1.8 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.7 2.7
1,128 animals and over 1.1 0.4 xx 0.4 xx 0.5 1.0
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number of animals  empty cell
1 to 17 animals 3,811 3,504 3,206 4,755 4,326 4,222 2,794
18 to 47 animals 5,293 6,494 5,404 10,382 9,079 11,598 8,766
48 to 122 animals 9,924 10,688 10,679 18,053 16,325 34,165 21,856
123 to 177 animals 6,423 7,663 4,188 10,542 7,005 18,102 13,722
178 to 527 animals 18,698 26,426 20,852 28,017 22,061 43,890 42,526
528 to 1,127 animals 13,064 15,352 8,946 12,397 13,668 20,603 22,255
1,128 animals and over 26,646 6,925 xx 8,035 xx 16,809 20,440
Total 83,859 77,052 53,275 92,181 72,464 149,389 132,359
Percentage distribution of animals by size class  empty cell
1 to 17 animals 4.5 4.5 6.0 5.2 6.0 2.8 2.1
18 to 47 animals 6.3 8.4 10.1 11.3 12.5 7.8 6.6
48 to 122 animals 11.8 13.9 20.0 19.6 22.5 22.9 16.5
123 to 177 animals 7.7 9.9 7.9 11.4 9.7 12.1 10.4
178 to 527 animals 22.3 34.3 39.1 30.4 30.4 29.4 32.1
528 to 1,127 animals 15.6 19.9 16.8 13.4 18.9 13.8 16.8
1,128 animals and over 31.8 9.0 xx 8.7 xx 11.3 15.4
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Symbols

  • x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
  • 0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
  • xxfor confidentiality reasons, data have been combined with those of the preceding size class
  • .. not available for a specific reference period
  • ...not applicable

Source

Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

Alberta

Table 4.5
Total sheep and lambs: Farms reporting, Number of animals, and Percentage distributions by size class, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
Alberta 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
Farms reporting  empty cell
1 to 17 animals 1,201 1,091 1,009 1,268 1,191 1,025 845
18 to 47 animals 468 462 474 697 658 720 513
48 to 122 animals 389 403 330 498 476 626 429
123 to 177 animals 101 95 84 221 129 191 110
178 to 527 animals 172 205 179 369 266 325 193
528 to 1,127 animals 60 54 55 75 73 69 65
1,128 animals and over 17 22 17 27 21 31 26
Total 2,408 2,332 2,148 3,155 2,814 2,987 2,181
Percentage distribution of farms by size class  empty cell
1 to 17 animals 49.9 46.8 47.0 40.2 42.3 34.3 38.7
18 to 47 animals 19.4 19.8 22.1 22.1 23.4 24.1 23.5
48 to 122 animals 16.2 17.3 15.4 15.8 16.9 21.0 19.7
123 to 177 animals 4.2 4.1 3.9 7.0 4.6 6.4 5.0
178 to 527 animals 7.1 8.8 8.3 11.7 9.5 10.9 8.8
528 to 1,127 animals 2.5 2.3 2.6 2.4 2.6 2.3 3.0
1,128 animals and over 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.7 1.0 1.2
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number of animals  empty cell
1 to 17 animals 6,524 6,451 6,447 8,381 8,145 7,352 5,999
18 to 47 animals 13,879 13,661 14,153 21,185 19,690 21,765 15,395
48 to 122 animals 30,132 31,515 26,150 38,132 35,657 48,064 33,545
123 to 177 animals 15,040 13,739 12,573 32,616 19,041 28,112 15,848
178 to 527 animals 49,163 61,429 51,290 105,477 77,429 93,366 57,478
528 to 1,127 animals 46,459 39,626 40,855 57,231 54,303 52,278 48,959
1,128 animals and over 28,061 34,873 27,655 42,620 45,552 56,365 45,116
Total 189,258 201,294 179,123 305,642 259,817 307,302 222,340
Percentage distribution of animals by size class  empty cell
1 to 17 animals 3.4 3.2 3.6 2.7 3.1 2.4 2.7
18 to 47 animals 7.3 6.8 7.9 6.9 7.6 7.1 6.9
48 to 122 animals 15.9 15.7 14.6 12.5 13.7 15.6 15.1
123 to 177 animals 7.9 6.8 7.0 10.7 7.3 9.1 7.1
178 to 527 animals 26.0 30.5 28.6 34.5 29.8 30.4 25.9
528 to 1,127 animals 24.5 19.7 22.8 18.7 20.9 17.0 22.0
1,128 animals and over 14.8 17.3 15.4 13.9 17.5 18.3 20.3
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Symbols

  • x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
  • 0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
  • xxfor confidentiality reasons, data have been combined with those of the preceding size class
  • .. not available for a specific reference period
  • ...not applicable

Source

Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

British Columbia

Table 4.5
Total sheep and lambs: Farms reporting, Number of animals, and Percentage distributions by size class, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
British Columbia 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
Farms reporting  empty cell
1 to 17 animals 697 862 823 1,058 1,080 965 898
18 to 47 animals 254 376 430 479 543 531 485
48 to 122 animals 130 241 196 214 202 255 191
123 to 177 animals 29 43 39 37 36 46 26
178 to 527 animals 41 57 40 68 38 53 48
528 to 1,127 animals 4 11 8 14 9 10 xx
1,128 animals and over xx xx xx xx 5 5 4
Total 1,155 1,590 1,536 1,870 1,913 1,865 1,652
Percentage distribution of farms by size class  empty cell
1 to 17 animals 60.3 54.2 53.6 56.6 56.5 51.7 54.4
18 to 47 animals 22.0 23.6 28.0 25.6 28.4 28.5 29.4
48 to 122 animals 11.3 15.2 12.8 11.4 10.6 13.7 11.6
123 to 177 animals 2.5 2.7 2.5 2.0 1.9 2.5 1.6
178 to 527 animals 3.5 3.6 2.6 3.6 2.0 2.8 2.9
528 to 1,127 animals 0.3 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.5 xx
1,128 animals and over xx xx xx xx 0.3 0.3 0.2
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number of animals  empty cell
1 to 17 animals 4,522 5,843 5,966 7,678 7,999 7,423 7,016
18 to 47 animals 7,307 11,107 12,558 13,628 15,625 15,536 13,885
48 to 122 animals 9,771 17,514 14,563 15,128 14,177 18,225 13,271
123 to 177 animals 4,304 6,241 5,732 5,400 5,322 6,821 3,738
178 to 527 animals 12,637 16,330 10,985 19,026 10,849 16,173 14,921
528 to 1,127 animals 4,188 9,953 7,439 13,276 6,743 7,329 xx
1,128 animals and over xx xx xx xx 10,888 11,800 8,202
Total 42,729 66,988 57,243 74,136 71,603 83,307 61,033
Percentage distribution of animals by size class  empty cell
1 to 17 animals 10.6 8.7 10.4 10.4 11.2 8.9 11.5
18 to 47 animals 17.1 16.6 21.9 18.4 21.8 18.6 22.7
48 to 122 animals 22.9 26.1 25.4 20.4 19.8 21.9 21.7
123 to 177 animals 10.1 9.3 10.0 7.3 7.4 8.2 6.1
178 to 527 animals 29.6 24.4 19.2 25.7 15.2 19.4 24.4
528 to 1,127 animals 9.8 14.9 13.0 17.9 9.4 8.8 xx
1,128 animals and over xx xx xx xx 15.2 14.2 13.4
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Symbols

  • x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
  • 0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
  • xxfor confidentiality reasons, data have been combined with those of the preceding size class
  • .. not available for a specific reference period
  • ...not applicable

Source

Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.