Table 1
Number of farms, farm area, and average farm size by province, with percentage change since 2006, Canada and the provinces, 2011 

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Number of farms, farm area, and average farm size by province, with percentage change since 2006, Canada and the provinces, 2011
  Farms Area Average farm size
2011 2006 to 2011 2011 2006 to 2011 2011 2006 to 2011
  number % change acres % change acres % change
Canada 205,730 -10.3 160,155,748 -4.1 778 6.9
Newfoundland and Labrador 510 -8.6 77,349 -13.5 152 -5.0
Prince Edward Island 1,495 -12.1 594,324 -4.1 398 9.0
Nova Scotia 3,905 2.9 1,018,075 2.2 261 -0.4
New Brunswick 2,611 -5.9 937,829 -4.0 359 2.0
Quebec 29,437 -4.0 8,256,614 -3.5 280 0.4
Ontario 51,950 -9.2 12,668,236 -4.8 244 4.7
Manitoba 15,877 -16.7 18,023,472 -5.5 1,135 13.4
Saskatchewan 36,952 -16.6 61,628,148 -4.1 1,668 15.1
Alberta 43,234 -12.5 50,498,834 -3.1 1,168 10.7
British Columbia 19,759 -0.4 6,452,867 -7.9 327 -7.4