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Total farm area, land tenure and land in crops, by province (Census of Agriculture, 1986 to 2006)
(Prince Edward Island)
	1986	1991	1996	2001	2006
	number
P.E.I.
Total number of farms	2,833	2,361	2,217	1,845	1,700
Total farm area
Area in hectares¹	272,433	258,875	265,217	261,482	250,859
Farms reporting	2,833	2,361	2,217	1,845	1,700
Average area in hectares per farm reporting	96	110	120	142	148
Total area owned
Area in hectares¹	200,168	185,291	191,110	193,243	180,055
Farms reporting	2,686	2,262	2,139	1,800	1,665
Average area in hectares per farm reporting	75	82	89	107	108
Total area rented or leased from others²
Area in hectares¹	72,265	73,583	74,107	68,239	70,803
Farms reporting	1,254	1,087	1,039	871	831
Average area in hectares per farm reporting	58	68	71	78	85
Land in crops (excluding Christmas tree area)
Area in hectares¹	156,498	154,103	170,361	175,488	171,296
Farms reporting	2,511	2,090	1,938	1,684	1,524
Average area in hectares per farm reporting	62	74	88	104	112
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.