Nebraska Geography
Land Use

Land Use/Cover
Thousands of Acres
Nebraska - Selected Years
				Non-Federal Land
Total				Total		Rural
Year	Surface Area	Federal Land	Water Area	Non- Federal	Developed 1	Total Rural	Cropland	CRP Land 2	Pasture	Rangeland	Forest Land	Other Rural
1982	49,510.6	576.8	454.5	48,479.3	1,111.5	47,367.8	20,276.6	0.0	1,979.3	23,585.6	790.8	735.5
1987	49,510.6	583.2	462.0	48,464.4	1,128.5	47,335.9	19,933.9	589.7	1,927.3	23,332.2	804.4	748.4
1992	49,510.6	650.5	464.7	48,395.4	1,150.8	47,244.6	19,238.7	1,363.3	1,906.0	23,171.4	805.5	759.7
1997	49,510.6	648.6	469.1	48,393.9	1,205.9	47,187.0	19,469.2	1,245.1	1,800.5	23,089.1	826.0	757.1
1999	49,510.6	647.0	477.6	48,385.0	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
2000	49,510.6	651.0	477.6	48,381.0	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
2002	49,510.6	1,471.0	477.6	47,560.0	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Sources: USDOC, Bureau of the Census, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2003 , 2004 and USDA, Natural Resource and Conservation Service, Summary Report, 1997 National Resources Inventory , December 1999.
1 Developed land. A combination of land cover/use categories, Large urban and built-up areas, Small built-up areas, and Rural transportation land.
2 CRP = Conservation Reserve Program. A federal program established under the Food Security Act of 1985 to assist private landowners to convert highly erodible cropland to vegetative cover for 10 years .
by Nebraska Databook

Land Use/Cover