What share of U.S. land is grassland pasture and range (2017)?
Answer29%
Forest-use land was 28% of U.S. land.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, ERS Data Series Tracks Major Uses of U.S. Land (2017) ers.usda.gov
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What share of U.S. land is cropland (2017)?
Answer17%
Total cropland, including cropland pasture, was about 390 million acres.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, ERS Data Series Tracks Major Uses of U.S. Land (2017) ers.usda.gov
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What share of all U.S. land is agricultural, including grazing land (2017)?
Answer52.5%
Agricultural land totaled 1.19 billion acres.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, ERS Data Series Tracks Major Uses of U.S. Land (2017) ers.usda.gov
How many acres of U.S. cropland were there in 1949?
Answer478 million acres
Cropland fell to 390 million acres by 2017.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, ERS Data Series Tracks Major Uses of U.S. Land (1949) ers.usda.gov
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