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Share of sheep and goats farms: Canadian provinces ranked (2021)

Measure: Share of farms that are sheep and goats farms (%, derived). All 10 provinces and territories with data in Farms by type by province, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2021.

Licence: Source: Statistics Canada, Table 32-10-0231-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence (Open Government Licence – Canada).
Data last updated: 2026-11-04

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National value: 1.9 (Canada).

Lowest: 0.6 to 1.2 %
Group 2: 1.2 to 2 %
Group 3: 2 to 2.6 %
Group 4: 2.6 to 4 %
Highest: 4 to 6.1 %

The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. The ranked value is itself derived; see the source table for the method. Values are as published in the source table.


1	Newfoundland and Labrador	6.1
2	British Columbia	4
3	Ontario	2.7
4	Nova Scotia	2.6
5	Quebec	2.1
6	Prince Edward Island	2
7	New Brunswick	1.8
8	Manitoba	1.2
9	Alberta	1.1
10	Saskatchewan	0.6

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 32-10-0231-01: Farms classified by farm type, Census of Agriculture, 2021. Reference period: 2021.

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by share of farms that are sheep and goats farms (%, derived) (2021). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 32-10-0231-01; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-04. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-sheep-and-goats/

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