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Number of farms: Canadian provinces ranked (2021)

Measure: Number of farms (Census of Agriculture). All 10 provinces and territories with data in Farms by type by province, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2021.

Licence: Source: Statistics Canada, Table 32-10-0231-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence (Open Government Licence – Canada).
Data last updated: 2026-11-04

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National value: 189,874 (Canada).

Lowest: 344 to 1,851
Group 2: 1,851 to 14,543
Group 3: 14,543 to 29,380
Group 4: 29,380 to 41,505
Highest: 41,505 to 48,346

The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.


1	Ontario	48,346
2	Alberta	41,505
3	Saskatchewan	34,128
4	Quebec	29,380
5	British Columbia	15,841
6	Manitoba	14,543
7	Nova Scotia	2,741
8	New Brunswick	1,851
9	Prince Edward Island	1,195
10	Newfoundland and Labrador	344

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 32-10-0231-01: Farms classified by farm type, Census of Agriculture, 2021. Reference period: 2021.

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by number of farms (Census of Agriculture) (2021). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 32-10-0231-01; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-04. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-farms/

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