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Horticulture and greenhouse products, by provinces (2001 Census of Agriculture)
| |
1981 |
1986 |
1991 |
1996 |
2001 |
| |
|
| Canada |
|
| Total number of farms |
318,361 |
293,089 |
280,043 |
276,548 |
246,923 |
| Total berries and grapes |
|
| Area in hectares1 |
31,458 |
40,470 |
45,759 |
57,523 |
69,165 |
| Farms reporting |
7,471 |
7,675 |
7,175 |
8,029 |
7,903 |
| Percentage of total farms |
2.3 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
| Average area in hectares per farm reporting |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
9 |
| Total tree fruits |
|
| Area in hectares1 |
46,525 |
46,846 |
45,869 |
41,668 |
35,339 |
| Farms reporting |
9,348 |
9,813 |
8,328 |
8,282 |
5,974 |
| Percentage of total farms |
2.9 |
3.3 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
2.4 |
| Average area in hectares per farm reporting |
5 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
| Total vegetables (excluding greenhouse vegetables) |
|
| Area in hectares1 |
117,216 |
116,573 |
122,594 |
127,697 |
133,851 |
| Farms reporting |
13,208 |
11,758 |
10,708 |
11,440 |
9,829 |
| Percentage of total farms |
4.1 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
4.1 |
4.0 |
| Average area in hectares per farm reporting |
9 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
14 |
| Total greenhouse products |
|
| Area in square metres2 |
6,648,347 |
7,188,571 |
8,438,666 |
12,740,665 |
17,933,961 |
| Farms reporting |
6,130 |
4,874 |
4,986 |
6,422 |
6,071 |
| Percentage of total farms |
1.9 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
| Average area in square metres per farm reporting |
1,085 |
1,475 |
1,692 |
1,984 |
2,954 |
| 1. Conversion factor: 1 hectare equals 2.471 acres. |
| 2. Conversion factor: 1 square metre equals 10.76391 square feet. |
| 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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