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Total farm area, land tenure and land in crops, by province (Census of Agriculture, 1986 to 2006)
(Alberta)
	1986	1991	1996	2001	2006
	number
Alta.
Total number of farms	57,777	57,245	59,007	53,652	49,431
Total farm area
Area in hectares¹	20,655,340	20,811,002	21,029,228	21,067,486	21,095,393
Farms reporting	57,777	57,245	59,007	53,652	49,431
Average area in hectares per farm reporting	358	364	356	393	427
Total area owned
Area in hectares¹	12,053,840	12,329,826	12,684,827	12,424,484	12,154,036
Farms reporting	53,717	53,915	55,878	51,164	47,463
Average area in hectares per farm reporting	224	229	227	243	256
Total area rented or leased from others²
Area in hectares¹	8,601,501	8,481,176	8,344,401	8,643,002	8,941,357
Farms reporting	27,510	26,125	25,722	24,388	23,069
Average area in hectares per farm reporting	313	325	324	354	388
Land in crops (excluding Christmas tree area)
Area in hectares¹	9,162,524	9,292,044	9,546,547	9,728,181	9,621,606
Farms reporting	52,347	50,732	50,268	46,028	41,172
Average area in hectares per farm reporting	175	183	190	211	234
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.