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Table 54Share of total area in agricultural land,1 by province, 1981 to 2001

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Share of total area in agricultural land, by province, 1981 to 2001
  1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 Percent change
  percent
Newfoundland and Labrador 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 25.0
Prince Edward Island 47.6 45.8 43.6 44.6 44.0 -7.6
Nova Scotia 8.4 7.5 7.2 7.7 7.4 -12.7
New Brunswick 6.0 5.6 5.1 5.3 5.3 -11.5
Quebec 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 -9.5
Ontario 6.1 5.7 5.5 5.7 5.5 -9.3
Manitoba 12.2 12.4 12.3 12.4 12.1 -0.2
Saskatchewan 40.1 41.1 41.5 41.1 40.6 1.2
Alberta 28.9 31.2 31.5 31.8 31.9 10.3
British Columbia 2.3 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.7 18.7
Source(s):
CANSIM table 153-0039.