| Year | Acres | Year | Acres | Year | Acres | Year | Acres | Year | Acres | Year | Acres | Year | Acres | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | NA | 1970 | 3,998,000 | 1980 | 7,200,000 | 1990 | 8,000,000 | 2000 | 8,150,000 | 2010 | 8,558,559 | 2020 | 9,350,478 | ||||||
| 1961 | NA | 1971 | 4,200,000 | 1981 | 7,500,000 | 1991 | 8,100,000 | 2001 | 8,175,000 | 2011 | 8,558,559 | 2021 | 9,355,646 | ||||||
| 1962 | NA | 1972 | 4,478,000 | 1982 | 7,600,000 | 1992 | 8,100,000 | 2002 | 8,175,000 | 2012 | 8,296,573 | 2022 | 9,378,462 | ||||||
| 1963 | NA | 1973 | 4,783,000 | 1983 | 7,700,000 | 1993 | 8,100,000 | 2003 | 7,625,170 | 2013 | 8,297,560 | 2023 | NA | ||||||
| 1964 | 2,169,000 | 1974 | 5,050,000 | 1984 | 7,800,000 | 1994 | 8,100,000 | 2004 | 7,625,170 | 2014 | 9,179,114 | 2024 | NA | ||||||
| 1965 | NA | 1975 | 5,400,000 | 1985 | 7,900,000 | 1995 | 8,100,000 | 2005 | 7,625,170 | 2015 | 9,265,734 | 2025 | NA | ||||||
| 1966 | 3,100,000 | 1976 | 5,900,000 | 1986 | 7,900,000 | 1996 | 8,100,000 | 2006 | 7,625,170 | 2016 | 9,301,956 | 2026 | NA | ||||||
| 1967 | 3,313,000 | 1977 | 6,400,000 | 1987 | 7,900,000 | 1997 | 8,100,000 | 2007 | 8,558,559 | 2017 | 9,317,834 | 2027 | NA | ||||||
| 1968 | 3,605,000 | 1978 | 6,700,000 | 1988 | 7,900,000 | 1998 | 8,100,000 | 2008 | 8,558,559 | 2018 | 9,326,424 | 2028 | NA | ||||||
| 1969 | 3,783,000 | 1979 | 6,950,000 | 1989 | 8,000,000 | 1999 | 8,100,000 | 2009 | 8,558,559 | 2019 | 9,343,303 | 2029 | NA |
Sources: 1966 – 2001. Nebraska Agricultural Statistics. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Lincoln, NE.
2002 – 2013. United States Department of Agriculture. National Agricultural Statistics Service.
2014 – Present. Nebraska Department of Revenue, Property Assessment Division: Annual Reports, Table 20.
Notes: Acres represent the total acres that have wells or ditch water available and could be irrigated if conditions warrant. Numbers in red have been revised.
This table was updated on June 1, 2023.
Typically, there is one year between updates.