Alberta Farm Counts and Average Sizes, 1986-2011 Census Data

Census of Agriculture data from Statistics Canada tracks the number of farms and their average size in Alberta. The dataset covers five-year intervals from 1986 to 2011. It is published as an Alberta Official Statistic by the Government of Alberta.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in farm consolidation based on the number of farms and average size over time
• Model the relationship between farm size and regional agricultural policy using census year data
• Benchmark Alberta's agricultural structure against other provinces using the five-year census interval

Strengths

• Data sourced from the official Statistics Canada Census of Agriculture
• Covers a 25-year time span across six census years (1986-2011)
• Published by a government authority (Government of Alberta)

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Data ends in 2011; more recent census data may be available elsewhere
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture

Collection Method

Five-year national census conducted by Statistics Canada

Time Range

1986 to 2011

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 07:03:00.235162; freshness should be verified

Geography

Alberta, Canada