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Agriculture census

Get data from the census of agriculture including number of farms, farm area, use of land and county level data.

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Census of agriculture, Ontario summary

  • 1871 to 2021

Number and area of census farms, Canada and the provinces

  • 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021

Ontario census farms

  • by Industry: 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021
  • by capital value and total farm capital: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021
  • by total gross farm receipts: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021
  • by cropland: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021
  • by total farm area: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021

Number of census farms and number of farm operators, Canada and the provinces

  • 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021

County level data

Number of census farms by county

  • 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021

Area of census farms by county

  • 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021
  • Ontario total farm area using agriculture census and MPAC data by county 2006-2016, 2021

Related information

Agriculture and food economic indicators

County and conservation profiles: agriculture, food and business

Dairy statistics

Farm finance statistics

Field crops statistics

Food and beverage statistics

Horticultural crop statistics

International trade statistics

Livestock and poultry statistics

Updated: March 21, 2024
Published: May 18, 2022

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness

Growing Ontario’s agri-food sector to create a stronger economy for the province.

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