Table 21 -- National Forest Lands - Annual Acreage (1891 to present)
Report Date:
November 18, 2008
** Gross acreage for years 1891-1905
Year
Total Forests
NF Acres
Year
Total Forests
NF Acres
1891**
1
1,239,000
1951
151
179,947,794
1892**
6
3,254,000
1952
153
180,168,800
1893**
15
13,417,000
1953
153
180,386,928
1894**
17
17,928,000
1954
152
180,358,491
1895**
17
17,928,000
1955
149
180,302,398
1896**
17
17,928,000
1956
149
180,354,267
1897**
29
39,103,000
1957
149
180,335,417
1898**
31
40,866,000
1958
148
180,378,544
1899**
37
46,168,000
1959
148
180,468,001
1900**
38
46,515,000
1960
151
180,843,513
1901**
41
46,324,000
1961
154
181,050,808
1902**
54
51,896,000
1962
154
181,635,371
1903**
53
63,211,000
1963
154
181,974,887
1904**
59
62,611,000
1964
154
182,078,340
1905**
83
75,352,000
1965
154
182,138,750
1906
106
94,159,000
1966
154
182,272,997
1907
159
132,732,000
1967
154
182,507,377
1908
165
147,820,000
1968
154
182,615,576
1909
150
172,230,000
1969
154
182,340,141
1910
149
168,029,000
1970
154
182,571,102
1911
153
168,165,000
1971
154
182,578,296
1912
163
165,027,000
1972
155
182,773,942
1913
163
165,516,518
1973
155
183,014,294
1914
163
163,848,524
1974
155
182,045,476
1915
162
162,773,280
1975
155
183,280,072
1916
153
155,399,809
1976
154
183,380,761
1917
152
155,166,619
1977
154
183,447,427
1918
151
155,374,602
1978
154
183,554,842
1919
151
153,933,460
1979
154
183,186,893
1920
152
156,032,053
1980
155
183,060,464
1921
149
156,666,045
1981
155
186,441,602
1922
148
156,837,282
1982
155
186,559,221
1923
146
157,236,807
1983
155
186,531,949
1924
146
157,502,793
1984
156
186,383,802
1925
159
158,395,056
1985
156
186,315,499
1926
160
158,759,210
1986
156
186,463,004
1927
159
158,800,424
1987
156
186,454,781
1928
151
159,480,856
1988
156
186,245,659
1929
150
159,750,520
1989
156
186,905,252
1930
149
160,090,817
1990
156
187,083,200
1931
151
160,787,687
1991
156
186,996,286
1932
148
161,360,691
1992
156
187,114,116
1933
148
162,009,145
1993
155
187,226,244
1934
145
162,591,124
1994
155
187,269,551
1935
142
163,310,002
1995
155
187,239,503
1936
147
165,978,691
1996
155
187,281,319
1937
157
171,403,306
1997
155
187,419,277
1938
158
172,451,394
1998
155
187,485,759
1939
158
173,225,983
1999
155
187,669,299
1940
160
174,769,543
2000
155
187,737,334
1941
160
175,763,793
2001
155
187,759,782
1942
160
176,593,251
2002
155
187,811,680
1943
160
176,925,027
2003
155
187,860,217
1944
158
177,422,436
2004
155
188,195,826
1945
155
177,641,903
2005
155
188,009,261
1946
152
177,768,552
2006
155
188,067,642
1947
153
178,165,104
2007
155
188,121,731
1948
152
178,595,882
2008
155
188,058,225
1949
152
179,339,893
1950
151
179,685,328