Table 1.9
Chemical product expenses per land area by ecozone,
selected years, 1971 to 2006
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| 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2006 | Percentage change 1971 to 2006 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 constant dollars per square kilometre | percent | |||||
| Boreal Shield | 1.55 | 2.50 | 3.59 | 4.97 | 5.14 | 232.4 |
| Atlantic Maritime | 8.72 | 11.54 | 12.51 | 21.66 | 19.63 | 125.1 |
| Mixed Wood Plains | 59.60 | 91.46 | 103.41 | 142.27 | 131.00 | 119.8 |
| Boreal Plains | 8.62 | 36.47 | 59.94 | 85.43 | 79.27 | 819.5 |
| Prairies | 31.46 | 141.69 | 216.39 | 396.16 | 379.70 | 1,106.9 |
| Pacific Maritime | 2.34 | 3.23 | 4.40 | 5.43 | 6.97 | 198.2 |
| Montane Cordillera | 3.69 | 3.67 | 3.46 | 4.32 | 4.27 | 15.7 |
Note(s):
Chemical product expenses include herbicides, insecticides, fungicides
and other products.
Source(s):
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Statistics Canada, customized
tabulations, Census of Agriculture, Census Geographic Component Base 2001, 2006 and
Census of Agriculture Regular Base 1971, 1981, 1991. Statistics
Canada, CANSIM table 153-0058 (accessed
May 14, 2009). Statistics Canada, 2009, Human Activity and
the Environment, Catalogue no. 16-201-X, Table 2.1.
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