Crop and Land Use: Statewide Data

How is Iowa’s land used?

• Iowa Land Use – Map (August 2013)
• Total Acreage of Iowa Counties – Map (April 2016)

Iowa Land Use *	Acres	Land in Farms *	Acres	Iowa Cropland Use **	Acres
Rural Farm Land	33,359,000	Cropland	25,968,200	Harvested Cropland	24,507,219
Developed	1,942,100	Pastureland	3,104,500	Rotational Pasture	223,963
Federal Land	214,200	Forest Land	2,358,600	Other Cropland	1,525,165
Surface Water	501,200	House Lots, Ponds, Roads	897,100
		Land in CRP/WRP	1,030,600
Total Land	36,016,500	Total Land in Farms	33,359,000	Total Cropland	26,256,347

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)
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

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)