Missouri
Major Land Usage
Courtesy of the USDA Economic Research Service, the reports below display results from the latest inventory of major land usage
in Missouri in 2002. All numbers below are per 1,000 acres of usage, and encompass the 2.3 billion total
acres of land in the U.S.
Land Type |
1,000 Acres |
Crop
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19,085 |
Pasture
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6,419 |
Forest
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13,364 |
Special
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1,938 |
Urban
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1,170 |
Other
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2,111 |
How Missouri Compares to Other States
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Missouri ranked 9th in Crop Land Usage
by using 19,085,000 acres of land in 2005.
The average for all states for Crop Land Usage was 8,658,000 acres.
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Missouri ranked 18th in Pasture Land Usage
by using 6,419,000 acres of land in 2005.
The average for all states for Pasture Land Usage was 11,500,000 acres.
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Missouri ranked 26th in Forest Land Usage
by using 13,364,000 acres of land in 2005.
The average for all states for Forest Land Usage was 12,768,000 acres.
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Missouri ranked 25th in Special Land Usage
by using 1,938,000 acres of land in 2005.
The average for all states for Special Land Usage was 5,820,000 acres.
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Missouri ranked 18th in Urban Land Usage
by using 1,170,000 acres of land in 2005.
The average for all states for Urban Land Usage was 1,168,000 acres.
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Missouri ranked 19th in Other Land Usage
by using 2,111,000 acres of land in 2005.
The average for all states for Other Land Usage was 4,477,000 acres.
Land Usage Expressed as Total Percentage of Overall Usage
The results in the charts above represent total land usage expressed in 1,000 acres. The chart below displays the same data,
but expressed in total percentage of overall land usage.
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CO2 Emissions by Sector
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