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Kansas NRI Information

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Kansas 2007 NRI Data Tables (PDF; 243 KB)
1997 Conditions and Trends of Natural Resources in Kansas (PDF; 4.02 MB)

Kansas Land Use Trends/Estimated Acres by Year
Land Use 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007
Cropland-cultivated 27,515,200 27,343,500 25,121,000 24,806,700 24,601,000 23,756,700
Cropland-non cultivated 1,582,200 1,124,300 1,362,500 1,683,500 1,796,300 1,878,900
Conservation Reserve Program 0 637,700 2,875,800 2,848,800 2,663,700 3,164,900
Pastureland 2,113,500 2,162,300 2,322,200 2,317,200 2,383,000 2,497,600
Rangeland 16,528,200 16,443,400 15,831,500 15,730,600 15,810,000 15,787,500
Forestland 1,491,000 1,495,000 1,575,800 1,584,500 1,609,600 1,685,500
Other Rural Land 685,400 680,900 688,700 696,000 721,100 735,600
Urban/Built-up Land 786,200 811,700 918,700 1,012,800 1,081,500 1,134,500
Rural transportation-roads and railroads 946,200 947,900 941,300 946,400 952,000 961,200
Water small-streams <660 feet wide and water bodies < 40 acres 306,500 306,000 311,800 322,000 330,300 346,100
Water census-streams >= 660 feet wide and water bodies >= 40 acres 212,300 213,300 207,500 208,300 208,300 208,300
Federal land-cover /use not recorded 494,100 494,800 504,000 504,000 504,000 504,000
Total 52,660,800 52,660,800 52,660,800 52,660,800 52,660,800 52,660,800

Last Modified: 07/18/2012