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Greenhouse, mushroom, nursery, sod and Christmas tree area, by provinces (2001 Census of Agriculture)
| |
1996 |
2001 |
1996 to 2001 |
1996 |
2001 |
1996 to 2001 |
| |
Farms reporting |
Area1, 2 |
| |
number |
% change |
|
| Canada |
|
|
|
| All farms in Canada |
276,548 |
246,923 |
-10.7 |
… |
… |
… |
| |
|
square metres |
% change |
| Greenhouse area under glass, plastic or other protection |
6,422 |
6,073 |
-5.4 |
12,913,404 |
18,352,644 |
42.1 |
| Mushrooms |
224 |
222 |
-0.9 |
673,345 |
629,644 |
-6.5 |
| |
|
hectares |
% change |
| Nursery products |
4,844 |
4,530 |
-6.5 |
21,521 |
22,776 |
5.8 |
| Sod |
422 |
359 |
-14.9 |
21,964 |
22,467 |
2.3 |
| Christmas trees |
4,077 |
2,933 |
-28.1 |
51,070 |
37,612 |
-26.4 |
| 1. Conversion factor: 1 square metre is equivalent to 10.763 91 square feet. |
| 2. Conversion factor: 1 hectare is equivalent to 2.471 acres. |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture. |
| Last modified: 2004-05-30. |
For more information on the concepts, methods and quality of the data contained in this table, consult the 2001 Census of Agriculture.
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