Crop and Land Use: Statewide Data
How is Iowa's land used?
See Footnotes
Iowa Land Use *
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Land in Farms *
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Iowa Cropland Use **
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*2015 USDA, NRI
**2012 Ag Census
Iowa Statewide Yields & Acreages | 2012-2016
Year |
Corn Acres Harvested (in 1000 acres) |
Corn Yields (bu/ac) |
Soybean Acres Harvested (in 1000 acres) |
Soybean Yields (bu/ac) |
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2012 | 13,700 | 137.0 | 9,300 | 45.0 |
2013 | 13,050 | 163.0 | 9,250 | 45.5 |
2014 | 13,300 | 178.0 | 9,770 | 51.0 |
2015 | 13,050 | 192.0 | 9,800 | 56.5 |
2016 | 13,500 | 203.0 | 9,450 | 60.5 |
5-year Average Corn Yield | 174.8 | 5-year Average Soybean Yield | 51.6 |
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Iowa Statewide Yield and Acreage Trend Charts1927-2016 Corn & Soybean Acres Planted (Jan 2017) 1927-2016 Corn & Soybean Yields (Jan 2017) 1960-2016 Corn & Soybean Yields w/ Regression (Jan 2017) 1960-1994 and 1994-2016 Corn Yields w/ Regression (Jan 2017) |
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Iowa Soil Erosion Inventory ChartsSheet & Rill (Water) Erosion (NRI 2015) Wind Erosion (NRI 2015) |
Rural Land Classified as Primeland (USDA, NRI, 1982, 2015)
Prime farmland: Land that has the best combination of physical and chemical characteristics for producing food, feed, forage, fiber, and oilseed crops and is also available for these uses. (Summary Report, 2015 National Resources Inventory)
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