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Total farm area, land tenure and land in crops, by province (Census of Agriculture, 1986 to 2006)
(British Columbia)
	1986	1991	1996	2001	2006
	number
B.C.
Total number of farms	19,063	19,225	21,835	20,290	19,844
Total farm area¹
Area in hectares²	2,411,060	2,392,341	2,529,060	2,587,118	2,835,458
Farms reporting	19,063	19,225	21,835	20,290	19,844
Average area in hectares per farm reporting	126	124	116	128	143
Total area owned
Area in hectares²	1,457,108	1,500,189	1,562,141	1,525,403	1,549,793
Farms reporting	17,990	18,313	20,701	19,327	19,153
Average area in hectares per farm reporting	81	82	75	79	81
Total area rented or leased from others³
Area in hectares²	953,952	892,152	966,919	1,061,715	1,285,665
Farms reporting	4,732	4,573	5,098	4,981	5,189
Average area in hectares per farm reporting	202	195	190	213	248
Land in crops (excluding Christmas tree area)
Area in hectares²	570,843	556,796	565,738	617,545	586,238
Farms reporting	14,602	14,335	15,490	15,023	14,484
Average area in hectares per farm reporting	39	39	37	41	40
1. In 2006 British Columbia's total farm area is higher than in previous censuses due to better quality data on government land operated under a licence, permit or lease. 2. Conversion factor: 1 hectare equals 2.471 054 13 acres. 3. 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.