Table 14 - Farms by size of farm, Canada and provinces, 1976-2001

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Newfoundland and Labrador		Ontario
Prince Edward Island		Manitoba
Nova Scotia		Saskatchewan
New Brunswick		Alberta
Quebec		British Columbia

Units		Farms reporting						Percentage distribution
Geography	Variables	1976	1981	1986	1991	1996	2001	1976	1981	1986	1991	1996	2001
CANADA	Size of farm - Under 3 acres	3,730	4,760	4,770	3,961	4,913	3,334	1.1	1.5	1.6	1.4	1.8	1.4
	Size of farm - 3 to 9 acres	10,365	11,653	9,909	9,710	11,741	9,266	3.1	3.7	3.4	3.5	4.2	3.8
	Size of farm - 10 to 69 acres	40,573	40,301	35,561	35,216	37,830	33,586	12.0	12.7	12.1	12.6	13.7	13.6
	Size of farm - 70 to 129 acres	44,010	39,691	33,603	32,682	31,427	28,006	13.0	12.5	11.5	11.7	11.4	11.3
	Size of farm - 130 to 179 acres	40,693	38,150	34,544	33,401	33,293	29,283	12.0	12.0	11.8	11.9	12.0	11.9
	Size of farm - 180 to 239 acres	24,262	21,159	18,808	17,161	16,295	14,511	7.2	6.6	6.4	6.1	5.9	5.9
	Size of farm - 240 to 399 acres	52,859	47,081	42,799	39,100	37,461	33,118	15.6	14.8	14.6	14.0	13.5	13.4
	Size of farm - 400 to 559 acres	31,571	27,759	25,193	23,144	21,520	19,543	9.3	8.7	8.6	8.3	7.8	7.9
	Size of farm - 560 to 759 acres	26,616	23,758	21,897	19,983	18,102	16,020	7.9	7.5	7.5	7.1	6.5	6.5
	Size of farm - 760 to 1,119 acres	29,513	27,788	26,294	24,406	21,908	18,949	8.7	8.7	9.0	8.7	7.9	7.7
	Size of farm - 1,120 to 1,599 acres	17,909	18,283	18,637	18,396	17,347	15,281	5.3	5.7	6.4	6.6	6.3	6.2
	Size of farm - 1,600 acres and over	16,451	17,978	21,074	22,883	24,711	26,026	4.9	5.6	7.2	8.2	8.9	10.5
	Total	338,552	318,361	293,089	280,043	276,548	246,923	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Newfoundland and Labrabor	Size of farm - Under 3 acres	177	100	74	83	90	62	20.2	14.7	11.4	11.4	12.1	9.6
	Size of farm - 3 to 9 acres	228	144	106	112	107	85	26.0	21.2	16.3	15.4	14.4	13.2
	Size of farm - 10 to 69 acres	304	257	271	288	306	262	34.6	37.8	41.6	39.7	41.2	40.7
	Size of farm - 70 to 129 acres	71	90	71	91	83	78	8.1	13.3	10.9	12.6	11.2	12.1
	Size of farm - 130 to 179 acres	33	28	32	40	34	30	3.8	4.1	4.9	5.5	4.6	4.7
	Size of farm - 180 to 239 acres	16	14	34	31	37	34	1.8	2.1	5.2	4.3	5.0	5.3
	Size of farm - 240 to 399 acres	28	19	27	27	33	36	3.2	2.8	4.1	3.7	4.4	5.6
	Size of farm - 400 to 559 acres	6	6	10	18	26	22	0.7	0.9	1.5	2.5	3.5	3.4
	Size of farm - 560 to 759 acres	3	6	10	12	7	13	0.3	0.9	1.5	1.7	0.9	2.0
	Size of farm - 760 to 1,119 acres	3	6	6	9	7	6	0.3	0.9	0.9	1.2	0.9	0.9
	Size of farm - 1,120 to 1,599 acres	1	1	1	2	4	5	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.5	0.8
	Size of farm - 1,600 acres and over	8	8	9	12	8	10	0.9	1.2	1.4	1.7	1.1	1.6
	Total	878	679	651	725	742	643	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Prince Edward Island	Size of farm - Under 3 acres	34	77	100	56	71	25	0.9	2.4	3.5	2.4	3.2	1.4
	Size of farm - 3 to 9 acres	60	72	80	66	85	53	1.6	2.3	2.8	2.8	3.8	2.9
	Size of farm - 10 to 69 acres	575	423	380	328	372	287	15.6	13.4	13.4	13.9	16.8	15.6
	Size of farm - 70 to 129 acres	961	735	558	393	348	282	26.1	23.3	19.7	16.6	15.7	15.3
	Size of farm - 130 to 179 acres	562	457	383	305	233	198	15.3	14.5	13.5	12.9	10.5	10.7
	Size of farm - 180 to 239 acres	549	414	381	283	223	186	14.9	13.1	13.4	12.0	10.1	10.1
	Size of farm - 240 to 399 acres	585	577	512	461	380	336	15.9	18.3	18.1	19.5	17.1	18.2
	Size of farm - 400 to 559 acres	207	217	231	239	225	164	5.6	6.9	8.2	10.1	10.1	8.9
	Size of farm - 560 to 759 acres	76	87	101	110	110	116	2.1	2.8	3.6	4.7	5.0	6.3
	Size of farm - 760 to 1,119 acres	40	57	67	61	93	94	1.1	1.8	2.4	2.6	4.2	5.1
	Size of farm - 1,120 to 1,599 acres	18	24	20	34	39	49	0.5	0.8	0.7	1.4	1.8	2.7
	Size of farm - 1,600 acres and over	10	14	20	25	38	55	0.3	0.4	0.7	1.1	1.7	3.0
	Total	3,677	3,154	2,833	2,361	2,217	1,845	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Nova Scotia	Size of farm - Under 3 acres	126	171	192	147	205	141	2.3	3.4	4.5	3.7	4.6	3.6
	Size of farm - 3 to 9 acres	239	251	195	207	254	211	4.4	5.0	4.6	5.2	5.7	5.4
	Size of farm - 10 to 69 acres	935	894	720	716	898	816	17.2	17.7	16.8	18.0	20.2	20.8
	Size of farm - 70 to 129 acres	1,078	933	676	613	727	629	19.8	18.5	15.8	15.4	16.3	16.0
	Size of farm - 130 to 179 acres	681	556	456	404	418	364	12.5	11.0	10.6	10.2	9.4	9.3
	Size of farm - 180 to 239 acres	649	558	504	452	427	380	11.9	11.1	11.8	11.4	9.6	9.7
	Size of farm - 240 to 399 acres	899	884	764	694	751	620	16.5	17.5	17.8	17.4	16.9	15.8
	Size of farm - 400 to 559 acres	416	401	395	371	374	345	7.7	7.9	9.2	9.3	8.4	8.8
	Size of farm - 560 to 759 acres	205	210	196	189	189	206	3.8	4.2	4.6	4.7	4.2	5.3
	Size of farm - 760 to 1,119 acres	128	111	120	118	125	130	2.4	2.2	2.8	3.0	2.8	3.3
	Size of farm - 1,120 to 1,599 acres	51	43	38	43	48	46	0.9	0.9	0.9	1.1	1.1	1.2
	Size of farm - 1,600 acres and over	27	33	27	26	37	35	0.5	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.8	0.9
	Total	5,434	5,045	4,283	3,980	4,453	3,923	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
New Brunswick	Size of farm - Under 3 acres	88	102	124	121	147	82	1.9	2.5	3.5	3.7	4.3	2.7
	Size of farm - 3 to 9 acres	124	157	146	150	172	120	2.7	3.9	4.1	4.6	5.1	4.0
	Size of farm - 10 to 69 acres	555	478	382	387	524	473	12.2	11.8	10.7	11.9	15.4	15.6
	Size of farm - 70 to 129 acres	815	721	527	479	478	421	17.9	17.7	14.8	14.7	14.0	13.9
	Size of farm - 130 to 179 acres	506	413	342	304	312	267	11.1	10.2	9.6	9.3	9.2	8.8
	Size of farm - 180 to 239 acres	678	567	458	391	396	328	14.9	14.0	12.9	12.0	11.6	10.8
	Size of farm - 240 to 399 acres	955	834	771	646	576	546	21.0	20.5	21.7	19.9	16.9	18.0
	Size of farm - 400 to 559 acres	438	407	402	378	375	326	9.6	10.0	11.3	11.6	11.0	10.7
	Size of farm - 560 to 759 acres	208	200	199	204	208	225	4.6	4.9	5.6	6.3	6.1	7.4
	Size of farm - 760 to 1,119 acres	132	114	122	124	125	140	2.9	2.8	3.4	3.8	3.7	4.6
	Size of farm - 1,120 to 1,599 acres	31	39	49	39	58	61	0.7	1.0	1.4	1.2	1.7	2.0
	Size of farm - 1,600 acres and over	21	31	32	29	34	45	0.5	0.8	0.9	0.9	1.0	1.5
	Total	4,551	4,063	3,554	3,252	3,405	3,034	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Quebec	Size of farm - Under 3 acres	539	998	837	776	884	728	1.0	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.5	2.3
	Size of farm - 3 to 9 acres	1,111	1,664	1,230	1,195	1,150	932	2.2	3.5	3.0	3.1	3.2	2.9
	Size of farm - 10 to 69 acres	6,835	7,610	6,016	5,922	5,684	4,884	13.2	15.8	14.5	15.6	15.8	15.2
	Size of farm - 70 to 129 acres	12,443	10,435	7,901	7,131	6,304	5,232	24.1	21.7	19.1	18.7	17.5	16.3
	Size of farm - 130 to 179 acres	8,438	7,112	5,806	5,028	4,399	3,636	16.4	14.8	14.0	13.2	12.2	11.3
	Size of farm - 180 to 239 acres	8,182	6,864	6,003	5,359	4,842	4,118	15.9	14.3	14.5	14.1	13.5	12.8
	Size of farm - 240 to 399 acres	9,452	8,605	8,182	7,300	6,977	6,373	18.3	17.9	19.7	19.2	19.4	19.8
	Size of farm - 400 to 559 acres	3,091	3,015	3,205	2,970	2,996	3,022	6.0	6.3	7.7	7.8	8.3	9.4
	Size of farm - 560 to 759 acres	1,012	1,151	1,372	1,368	1,468	1,588	2.0	2.4	3.3	3.6	4.1	4.9
	Size of farm - 760 to 1,119 acres	381	534	661	717	869	1,041	0.7	1.1	1.6	1.9	2.4	3.2
	Size of farm - 1,120 to 1,599 acres	73	109	174	220	271	383	0.1	0.2	0.4	0.6	0.8	1.2
	Size of farm - 1,600 acres and over	30	47	61	90	147	202	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.4	0.6
	Total	51,587	48,144	41,448	38,076	35,991	32,139	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Ontario	Size of farm - Under 3 acres	1,426	1,761	1,638	1,231	1,442	890	1.6	2.1	2.3	1.8	2.1	1.5
	Size of farm - 3 to 9 acres	3,387	3,487	2,752	2,396	2,691	1,970	3.8	4.2	3.8	3.5	4.0	3.3
	Size of farm - 10 to 69 acres	17,857	17,129	14,684	14,269	14,553	12,516	20.1	20.8	20.2	20.8	21.6	21.0
	Size of farm - 70 to 129 acres	23,035	20,319	17,406	17,426	16,120	14,262	25.9	24.6	23.9	25.4	23.9	23.9
	Size of farm - 130 to 179 acres	11,579	10,018	8,799	8,081	7,566	6,531	13.0	12.2	12.1	11.8	11.2	10.9
	Size of farm - 180 to 239 acres	11,200	9,730	8,632	7,689	7,123	6,192	12.6	11.8	11.9	11.2	10.5	10.4
	Size of farm - 240 to 399 acres	12,782	12,022	10,872	9,737	9,504	8,556	14.4	14.6	15.0	14.2	14.1	14.3
	Size of farm - 400 to 559 acres	4,457	4,425	4,140	3,834	4,022	3,936	5.0	5.4	5.7	5.6	6.0	6.6
	Size of farm - 560 to 759 acres	1,782	1,918	1,974	1,986	2,082	2,173	2.0	2.3	2.7	2.9	3.1	3.6
	Size of farm - 760 to 1,119 acres	900	1,107	1,206	1,257	1,450	1,548	1.0	1.3	1.7	1.8	2.1	2.6
	Size of farm - 1,120 to 1,599 acres	268	371	414	457	590	665	0.3	0.4	0.6	0.7	0.9	1.1
	Size of farm - 1,600 acres and over	128	161	196	270	377	489	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.6	0.8
	Total	88,801	82,448	72,713	68,633	67,520	59,728	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Manitoba	Size of farm - Under 3 acres	119	250	272	150	220	119	0.4	0.8	1.0	0.6	0.9	0.6
	Size of farm - 3 to 9 acres	476	523	494	454	604	390	1.5	1.8	1.8	1.8	2.5	1.9
	Size of farm - 10 to 69 acres	1,848	1,832	1,710	1,673	1,886	1,614	5.8	6.2	6.3	6.5	7.7	7.7
	Size of farm - 70 to 129 acres	1,333	1,475	1,358	1,374	1,403	1,264	4.2	5.0	5.0	5.3	5.8	6.0
	Size of farm - 130 to 179 acres	3,385	3,024	2,802	2,661	2,566	2,121	10.5	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.5	10.1
	Size of farm - 180 to 239 acres	943	890	721	703	705	663	2.9	3.0	2.6	2.7	2.9	3.1
	Size of farm - 240 to 399 acres	6,189	4,975	4,270	3,734	3,264	2,609	19.3	16.9	15.6	14.5	13.4	12.4
	Size of farm - 400 to 559 acres	5,088	4,113	3,429	3,041	2,458	1,989	15.8	14.0	12.5	11.8	10.1	9.4
	Size of farm - 560 to 759 acres	4,604	3,875	3,484	3,076	2,547	2,074	14.3	13.2	12.7	12.0	10.4	9.8
	Size of farm - 760 to 1,119 acres	4,514	4,203	3,914	3,701	3,306	2,748	14.1	14.3	14.3	14.4	13.6	13.0
	Size of farm - 1,120 to 1,599 acres	2,134	2,352	2,493	2,538	2,447	2,198	6.6	8.0	9.1	9.9	10.0	10.4
	Size of farm - 1,600 acres and over	1,471	1,930	2,389	2,601	2,977	3,282	4.6	6.6	8.7	10.1	12.2	15.6
	Total	32,104	29,442	27,336	25,706	24,383	21,071	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Saskatchewan	Size of farm - Under 3 acres	124	264	339	182	185	195	0.2	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.4
	Size of farm - 3 to 9 acres	263	241	254	201	297	227	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.5	0.4
	Size of farm - 10 to 69 acres	956	1,189	1,107	1,186	1,418	1,218	1.3	1.8	1.7	1.9	2.5	2.4
	Size of farm - 70 to 129 acres	786	992	1,006	984	1,144	1,100	1.1	1.5	1.6	1.6	2.0	2.2
	Size of farm - 130 to 179 acres	5,520	5,905	5,509	5,832	5,969	5,529	7.8	8.8	8.7	9.6	10.5	10.9
	Size of farm - 180 to 239 acres	527	541	502	556	673	698	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.9	1.2	1.4
	Size of farm - 240 to 399 acres	9,894	8,577	7,505	6,898	6,431	5,633	13.9	12.7	11.8	11.3	11.3	11.1
	Size of farm - 400 to 559 acres	9,291	7,718	6,514	5,823	4,870	4,210	13.1	11.5	10.3	9.6	8.5	8.3
	Size of farm - 560 to 759 acres	10,843	9,314	7,939	6,848	5,632	4,565	15.3	13.8	12.5	11.3	9.9	9.0
	Size of farm - 760 to 1,119 acres	14,633	13,510	12,323	11,087	8,977	7,132	20.6	20.1	19.4	18.2	15.8	14.1
	Size of farm - 1,120 to 1,599 acres	9,910	10,012	9,892	9,491	8,671	7,107	14.0	14.9	15.6	15.6	15.2	14.0
	Size of farm - 1,600 acres and over	8,211	9,055	10,541	11,752	12,728	12,984	11.6	13.5	16.6	19.3	22.3	25.7
	Total	70,958	67,318	63,431	60,840	56,995	50,598	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Alberta	Size of farm - Under 3 acres	165	321	364	336	325	232	0.3	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.4
	Size of farm - 3 to 9 acres	565	589	667	672	1,186	886	0.9	1.0	1.2	1.2	2.0	1.7
	Size of farm - 10 to 69 acres	3,548	3,352	3,365	3,420	4,458	4,098	5.8	5.8	5.8	6.0	7.6	7.6
	Size of farm - 70 to 129 acres	1,930	2,353	2,624	2,728	3,196	3,041	3.2	4.1	4.5	4.8	5.4	5.7
	Size of farm - 130 to 179 acres	8,586	9,023	8,853	9,309	10,167	8,945	14.0	15.5	15.3	16.3	17.2	16.7
	Size of farm - 180 to 239 acres	1,056	1,050	1,111	1,231	1,361	1,388	1.7	1.8	1.9	2.2	2.3	2.6
	Size of farm - 240 to 399 acres	10,877	9,383	8,726	8,536	8,420	7,299	17.8	16.2	15.1	14.9	14.3	13.6
	Size of farm - 400 to 559 acres	7,947	6,844	6,267	5,911	5,594	4,986	13.0	11.8	10.8	10.3	9.5	9.3
	Size of farm - 560 to 759 acres	7,269	6,404	6,103	5,672	5,363	4,600	11.9	11.0	10.6	9.9	9.1	8.6
	Size of farm - 760 to 1,119 acres	8,172	7,600	7,341	6,825	6,424	5,625	13.4	13.1	12.7	11.9	10.9	10.5
	Size of farm - 1,120 to 1,599 acres	5,038	4,978	5,164	5,188	4,845	4,382	8.2	8.6	8.9	9.1	8.2	8.2
	Size of farm - 1,600 acres and over	5,977	6,159	7,192	7,417	7,668	8,170	9.8	10.6	12.4	13.0	13.0	15.2
	Total	61,130	58,056	57,777	57,245	59,007	53,652	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
British Columbia	Size of farm - Under 3 acres	932	716	830	879	1,344	860	4.8	3.6	4.4	4.6	6.2	4.2
	Size of farm - 3 to 9 acres	3,912	4,525	3,985	4,257	5,195	4,392	20.1	22.6	20.9	22.1	23.8	21.6
	Size of farm - 10 to 69 acres	7,160	7,137	6,926	7,027	7,731	7,418	36.8	35.7	36.3	36.6	35.4	36.6
	Size of farm - 70 to 129 acres	1,558	1,638	1,476	1,463	1,624	1,697	8.0	8.2	7.7	7.6	7.4	8.4
	Size of farm - 130 to 179 acres	1,403	1,614	1,562	1,437	1,629	1,662	7.2	8.1	8.2	7.5	7.5	8.2
	Size of farm - 180 to 239 acres	462	531	462	466	508	524	2.4	2.7	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.6
	Size of farm - 240 to 399 acres	1,198	1,205	1,170	1,067	1,125	1,110	6.2	6.0	6.1	5.6	5.2	5.5
	Size of farm - 400 to 559 acres	630	613	600	559	580	543	3.2	3.1	3.1	2.9	2.7	2.7
	Size of farm - 560 to 759 acres	614	593	519	518	496	460	3.2	3.0	2.7	2.7	2.3	2.3
	Size of farm - 760 to 1,119 acres	610	546	534	507	532	485	3.1	2.7	2.8	2.6	2.4	2.4
	Size of farm - 1,120 to 1,599 acres	385	354	392	384	374	385	2.0	1.8	2.1	2.0	1.7	1.9
	Size of farm - 1,600 acres and over	568	540	607	661	697	754	2.9	2.7	3.2	3.4	3.2	3.7
	Total	19,432	20,012	19,063	19,225	21,835	20,290	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0

Source: Statistics Canada