Statistics Canada provides data on the production of a wide variety of indoor and outdoor potted plants, cut flowers, cuttings, and greenhouse-grown tree seedlings. The dataset is available under the OGL-CA-2.0 license and was last updated on 2026-04-22. Data is provided in XML, CSV, and HTML formats.
Use Cases
- Analyze market trends for specific plant varieties based on production volume data.
- Model supply chain dynamics for the floriculture and nursery sectors.
- Compare production outputs between indoor potted plants and outdoor tree seedlings.
- Forecast seasonal demand for cut flowers and other horticultural products.
Strengths
- Data is provided by Statistics Canada, a national statistical agency.
- Available in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV and XML.
- License is explicitly stated as OGL-CA-2.0, clarifying reuse terms.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- Statistics Canada | Statistique Canada
- Collection Method
- Likely collected via agricultural surveys or industry reporting.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-22 12:46:36.343026; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Likely Canada, given the source organization.