This statistic depicts the primary designated function of forest area in the United States from 1990 to 2010. In 1990, some 76.6 million hectares of the U.S. forest were used for production. Ten years later, this figure stood at 90 million hectares.
Primary designated function of forest area in the U.S. from 1990 to 2010
(in 1,000 hectares)
* All forest is presumed to protect soil and water as a primary function and it is difficult assign this a single primary function. The National Forests were originally designated to protect water as a major function and several programs such as the Shelterbelt Program of the 1930s and Soil Bank of the 1950s were specifically for soil protection but they are not spatially delineated in data bases.
** Most public forest is available for social services and a large portion of private forest is as well. Most of this area is more often delineated as „multiple use" and not specifically „social services".
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FAO. (December 1, 2010). Primary designated function of forest area in the U.S. from 1990 to 2010 (in 1,000 hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/252873/primary-designated-function-of-forest-areas-in-the-us-1990-2010/
FAO. "Primary designated function of forest area in the U.S. from 1990 to 2010 (in 1,000 hectares)." Chart. December 1, 2010. Statista. Accessed November 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/252873/primary-designated-function-of-forest-areas-in-the-us-1990-2010/
FAO. (2010). Primary designated function of forest area in the U.S. from 1990 to 2010 (in 1,000 hectares). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/252873/primary-designated-function-of-forest-areas-in-the-us-1990-2010/
FAO. "Primary Designated Function of Forest Area in The U.S. from 1990 to 2010 (in 1,000 Hectares)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2010, https://www.statista.com/statistics/252873/primary-designated-function-of-forest-areas-in-the-us-1990-2010/
FAO, Primary designated function of forest area in the U.S. from 1990 to 2010 (in 1,000 hectares) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/252873/primary-designated-function-of-forest-areas-in-the-us-1990-2010/ (last visited November 04, 2024)
Primary designated function of forest area in the U.S. from 1990 to 2010 (in 1,000 hectares) [Graph], FAO, December 1, 2010. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/252873/primary-designated-function-of-forest-areas-in-the-us-1990-2010/
