Crown Land: Indicators and Statistics - Ministry of Forests

Figure 31 shows the annual tenure revenue generated by sector over the 2003 to 2009 period. The energy
and mining sector has contributed the largest share of tenure revenue, averaging 38% of revenue over the sixyear
period. 64 The agriculture and related activities sector, and the manufacturing and commercial sector also
contributed a significant share of total tenure revenue, averaging 11% each. The tourism and accommodation
sector and the utilities and pipelines sector also made substantial contributions to total tenure revenue, averaging
9% each. The energy and mining sector has increased its share of tenure revenue from 32% in 2003/2004 to
44% in 2009.
Figure 31 Share of Tenure Revenue by Sector (2009 dollars), 2003/2004 to 2008/2009
Source: Crown Land Account resource revenue data
Note: The shares of revenue presented for different sectors and regions in BC are derived from gross revenue.
Figure 32 shows the annual percentage share of revenue generated by Crown land sales to different sectors
over the 2003/2004 to 2008/2009 period. The residential sector yielded the largest share of land sale revenue,
averaging 51% over the 2003/2004 to 2008/2009 period, followed by the agriculture and related activities
sector, which averaged 22%. Agricultural and related activities’ share of revenue declined from a peak of 34% in
2004/2005 to only 9% in 2008/2009.
64 This revenue represents surface activities, such as quarrying and site construction. Subsurface revenues, such as those from oil and gas
resources, are not accounted for in these figures.
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