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654M acres pasture/range (35%) 538.6M acres forest (28%) 391.5M acres crop (21%) 168.6M acres special use (9%) 69.4M acres urban (4%) 68.9M acres misc
by rootusrootus 5y ago
654M acres pasture/range (35%)
538.6M acres forest (28%)
391.5M acres crop (21%)
168.6M acres special use (9%)
69.4M acres urban (4%)
68.9M acres miscellaneous (4%)
Here is a discussion:
https://www.npr.org/2019/07/26/745731823/the-u-s-has-nearly-1-9-billion-acres-of-land-heres-how-it-is-used https://www.npr.org/2019/07/26/745731823/the-u-s-has-nearly-...
Here is an article with a pretty graphic:
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2018-us-land-use/ https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2018-us-land-use/
- nitrogen 5y agoCombining pasture with range seems wrong, if "range" is open grazing land. That is wilderness, just with livestock on it keeping flammable undergrowth down.