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Total farm area, land tenure and land in crops, by province (Census of Agriculture, 1986 to 2006)
(Newfoundland and Labrador)
	1986	1991	1996	2001	2006
	number
N.L.
Total number of farms	651	725	742	643	558
Total farm area
Area in hectares¹	36,561	47,353	43,836	40,578	36,195
Farms reporting	651	725	742	643	558
Average area in hectares per farm reporting	56	65	59	63	65
Total area owned
Area in hectares¹	13,118	13,210	12,900	12,006	x
Farms reporting	553	548	546	479	426
Average area in hectares per farm reporting	24	24	24	25	x
Total area rented or leased from others²
Area in hectares¹	23,443	34,143	30,935	28,572	x
Farms reporting	288	387	407	383	310
Average area in hectares per farm reporting	81	88	76	75	x
Land in crops (excluding Christmas tree area)
Area in hectares¹	4,876	6,274	7,180	8,435	9,175
Farms reporting	431	468	502	477	404
Average area in hectares per farm reporting	11	13	14	18	23
x : suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 1. Conversion factor: 1 hectare equals 2.471 054 13 acres. 2. Total area rented or leased from others includes land; leased from governments, rented or leased from others and crop-shared from others. Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture. Last modified: 2008-10-31.

For more information on the concepts, methods and quality of the data contained in this table, consult the 2006 Census of Agriculture.