How Much Land Is Used For Agriculture In The Us
Stacey Vanek Smith and Cardiff Garcia from NPRs daily economics podcast The Indicator look at how all that land is divvied up. 11 as shrubs and grasslands. Usda Ers Data Feature How Is Land Used The proportion of the land base in agricultural uses has declined from 63 percent in 1949 to 51 percent in 2007. How much land is used for agriculture in the us . 35 rows See the latest ERS report in the series. Half of all habitable land is used for agriculture. While urban areas take up 36 of land in the contiguous united states and cropland takes up about 20 the Bloomberg article states that when. 11 as shrubs and grasslands. About 40 percent of the land in the United States is used for agriculture of some form including livestock grazing. Urban land use has also increased albeit more modestly as population and economic growth spur demand for new housing and other forms of development. Ad Publish Open Access With Us Today. Land is used for pastureby far the largest land