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Farm area and land use by province Total area of farms in hectares, average farm size in acres (as published), and the shares of farm area in crops, in tame or seeded pasture and in summerfallow (derived by Quadranac from the published hectares), at the 2021 Census of Agriculture. Territories are not included in this table.
Reference period 2021 Licence Source: Statistics Canada, Table 32-10-0153-01. 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). Chart (6 options): Farm area (hectares) Average farm size (acres) Farms Land in crops (% of farm area, derived) Tame or seeded pasture (%, derived) Summerfallow (%, derived)
Farm area (hectares) Average farm size (acres) Farms Land in crops (% of farm area, derived) Tame or seeded pasture (%, derived) Summerfallow (%, derived)
Farm area and land use by province: Farm area (hectares) 10 areas ranked by Farm area (hectares). Highest: Saskatchewan (24.39M); lowest: Newfoundland and Labrador (20k). Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 24.39M 24.39M Alberta Alberta: 19.89M 19.89M Manitoba Manitoba: 6.93M 6.93M Ontario Ontario: 4.76M 4.76M Quebec Quebec: 3.14M 3.14M British Columbia British Columbia: 2.29M 2.29M Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 291k 291k New Brunswick New Brunswick: 277k 277k Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island: 204k 204k Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador: 20k 20k
Farm area and land use by province: Farm area (hectares) 10 areas ranked by Farm area (hectares). Highest: Saskatchewan (24.39M); lowest: Newfoundland and Labrador (20k). Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 24.39M 24.39M Alberta Alberta: 19.89M 19.89M Manitoba Manitoba: 6.93M 6.93M Ontario Ontario: 4.76M 4.76M Quebec Quebec: 3.14M 3.14M British Columbia British Columbia: 2.29M 2.29M Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 291k 291k New Brunswick New Brunswick: 277k 277k Prince Edward Isl… Prince Edward Island: 204k 204k Newfoundland and … Newfoundland and Labrador: 20k 20k
Farm area (hectares), 2021, sorted high to low. 10 areas ranked by Farm area (hectares). Highest: Saskatchewan (24.39M); lowest: Newfoundland and Labrador (20k). Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada. Farm area and land use by province: Average farm size (acres) 10 areas ranked by Average farm size (acres). Highest: Saskatchewan (1,766); lowest: Newfoundland and Labrador (144); national value 809. Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 1,766 1,766 Alberta Alberta: 1,184 1,184 Manitoba Manitoba: 1,177 1,177 Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island: 422 422 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 370 370 British Columbia British Columbia: 357 357 Quebec Quebec: 264 264 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 263 263 Ontario Ontario: 243 243 Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador: 144 144 National 809
Farm area and land use by province: Average farm size (acres) 10 areas ranked by Average farm size (acres). Highest: Saskatchewan (1,766); lowest: Newfoundland and Labrador (144); national value 809. Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 1,766 1,766 Alberta Alberta: 1,184 1,184 Manitoba Manitoba: 1,177 1,177 Prince Edward Isl… Prince Edward Island: 422 422 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 370 370 British Columbia British Columbia: 357 357 Quebec Quebec: 264 264 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 263 263 Ontario Ontario: 243 243 Newfoundland and … Newfoundland and Labrador: 144 144 National 809
Average farm size (acres), 2021, sorted high to low. 10 areas ranked by Average farm size (acres). Highest: Saskatchewan (1,766); lowest: Newfoundland and Labrador (144); national value 809. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada. Farm area and land use by province: Farms 10 areas ranked by Farms. Highest: Ontario (48k); lowest: Newfoundland and Labrador (344). Ontario Ontario: 48k 48k Alberta Alberta: 42k 42k Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 34k 34k Quebec Quebec: 29k 29k British Columbia British Columbia: 16k 16k Manitoba Manitoba: 15k 15k Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 2,741 2,741 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 1,851 1,851 Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island: 1,195 1,195 Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador: 344 344
Farm area and land use by province: Farms 10 areas ranked by Farms. Highest: Ontario (48k); lowest: Newfoundland and Labrador (344). Ontario Ontario: 48k 48k Alberta Alberta: 42k 42k Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 34k 34k Quebec Quebec: 29k 29k British Columbia British Columbia: 16k 16k Manitoba Manitoba: 15k 15k Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 2,741 2,741 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 1,851 1,851 Prince Edward Isl… Prince Edward Island: 1,195 1,195 Newfoundland and … Newfoundland and Labrador: 344 344
Farms, 2021, sorted high to low. 10 areas ranked by Farms. Highest: Ontario (48k); lowest: Newfoundland and Labrador (344). Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada. Farm area and land use by province: Land in crops (% of farm area, derived) 10 areas ranked by Land in crops (% of farm area, derived). Highest: Ontario (76.9); lowest: British Columbia (24.4); national value 60.9. Ontario Ontario: 76.9 76.9 Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island: 74.3 74.3 Manitoba Manitoba: 67.9 67.9 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 66.9 66.9 Quebec Quebec: 59.5 59.5 Alberta Alberta: 52.2 52.2 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 46.9 46.9 Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador: 39.0 39.0 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 34.3 34.3 British Columbia British Columbia: 24.4 24.4 National 60.9
Farm area and land use by province: Land in crops (% of farm area, derived) 10 areas ranked by Land in crops (% of farm area, derived). Highest: Ontario (76.9); lowest: British Columbia (24.4); national value 60.9. Ontario Ontario: 76.9 76.9 Prince Edward Isl… Prince Edward Island: 74.3 74.3 Manitoba Manitoba: 67.9 67.9 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 66.9 66.9 Quebec Quebec: 59.5 59.5 Alberta Alberta: 52.2 52.2 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 46.9 46.9 Newfoundland and … Newfoundland and Labrador: 39.0 39.0 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 34.3 34.3 British Columbia British Columbia: 24.4 24.4 National 60.9
Land in crops (% of farm area, derived), 2021, sorted high to low. 10 areas ranked by Land in crops (% of farm area, derived). Highest: Ontario (76.9); lowest: British Columbia (24.4); national value 60.9. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada. Farm area and land use by province: Tame or seeded pasture (%, derived) 10 areas ranked by Tame or seeded pasture (%, derived). Highest: Alberta (10.7); lowest: Quebec (2.8); national value 7.8. Alberta Alberta: 10.7 10.7 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 7.9 7.9 British Columbia British Columbia: 7.8 7.8 Manitoba Manitoba: 4.6 4.6 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 3.8 3.8 Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador: 3.7 3.7 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 3.4 3.4 Ontario Ontario: 3.4 3.4 Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island: 3.0 3.0 Quebec Quebec: 2.8 2.8 National 7.8
Farm area and land use by province: Tame or seeded pasture (%, derived) 10 areas ranked by Tame or seeded pasture (%, derived). Highest: Alberta (10.7); lowest: Quebec (2.8); national value 7.8. Alberta Alberta: 10.7 10.7 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 7.9 7.9 British Columbia British Columbia: 7.8 7.8 Manitoba Manitoba: 4.6 4.6 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 3.8 3.8 Newfoundland and … Newfoundland and Labrador: 3.7 3.7 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 3.4 3.4 Ontario Ontario: 3.4 3.4 Prince Edward Isl… Prince Edward Island: 3.0 3.0 Quebec Quebec: 2.8 2.8 National 7.8
Tame or seeded pasture (%, derived), 2021, sorted high to low. 10 areas ranked by Tame or seeded pasture (%, derived). Highest: Alberta (10.7); lowest: Quebec (2.8); national value 7.8. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada. Farm area and land use by province: Summerfallow (%, derived) 10 areas ranked by Summerfallow (%, derived). Highest: Saskatchewan (1.4); lowest: Prince Edward Island (0.0); national value 0.9. Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 1.4 1.4 Alberta Alberta: 0.8 0.8 Manitoba Manitoba: 0.4 0.4 Quebec Quebec: 0.2 0.2 British Columbia British Columbia: 0.2 0.2 Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador: 0.1 0.1 Ontario Ontario: 0.1 0.1 Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island: 0.0 0.0 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 0.0 0.0 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 0.0 0.0 National 0.9
Farm area and land use by province: Summerfallow (%, derived) 10 areas ranked by Summerfallow (%, derived). Highest: Saskatchewan (1.4); lowest: Prince Edward Island (0.0); national value 0.9. Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 1.4 1.4 Alberta Alberta: 0.8 0.8 Manitoba Manitoba: 0.4 0.4 Quebec Quebec: 0.2 0.2 British Columbia British Columbia: 0.2 0.2 Newfoundland and … Newfoundland and Labrador: 0.1 0.1 Ontario Ontario: 0.1 0.1 Prince Edward Isl… Prince Edward Island: 0.0 0.0 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 0.0 0.0 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 0.0 0.0 National 0.9
Summerfallow (%, derived), 2021, sorted high to low. 10 areas ranked by Summerfallow (%, derived). Highest: Saskatchewan (1.4); lowest: Prince Edward Island (0.0); national value 0.9. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada. Click a column header to sort; the national total stays pinned at the top.
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Province Farm area (hectares) Average farm size (acres) Land in crops (% of farm area, derived) Tame or seeded pasture (%, derived) Summerfallow (%, derived) Farms Canada 62,195,226 809 60.9 7.8 0.9 189,874 Newfoundland and Labrador 20,002 144 39 3.7 0.1 344 Prince Edward Island 204,234 422 74.3 3 0 1,195 Nova Scotia 291,392 263 34.3 3.8 0 2,741 New Brunswick 277,363 370 46.9 3.4 0 1,851 Quebec 3,144,580 264 59.5 2.8 0.2 29,380 Ontario 4,761,559 243 76.9 3.4 0.1 48,346 Manitoba 6,928,630 1,177 67.9 4.6 0.4 14,543 Saskatchewan 24,388,514 1,766 66.9 7.9 1.4 34,128 Alberta 19,893,223 1,184 52.2 10.7 0.8 41,505 British Columbia 2,285,729 357 24.4 7.8 0.2 15,841
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 32-10-0153-01: Land use, Census of Agriculture historical data . Reference period: 2021.
Cite this table Source agency Statistics Canada Dataset Table 32-10-0153-01 Table Farm area and land use by province Data last updated 2026-11-04 Page https://quadranac.com/tables/ca-farmland/ Farm area and land use by province (Canada, 2021). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 32-10-0153-01. Retrieved 2026-11-04 via Quadranac, https://quadranac.com/tables/ca-farmland/
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