Land Areas Report as of September 1997
Table 21 - National Forest Lands - Annual Acreage
(1891--1997)
Total NF Total NF
Year Forests Acreage Year Forests Acreage
1891** 1 1,239,000 1925 159 158,395,056
92** 6 3,254,000 26 160 158,759,210
93** 15 13,417,000 27 159 158,800,424
94** 17 17,928,000 28 151 159,480,856
29 150 159,750,520
1895** 17 17,928,000 1930 149 160,090,817
96** 17 17,928,000 31 151 160,787,687
97** 29 39,103,000 32 148 161,360,691
98** 31 40,866,000 33 148 162,009,145
99** 37 46,168,000 34 145 162,591,124
1900** 38 46,515,000 1935 142 163,310,002
01** 41 46,324,000 36 147 165,978,691
02** 54 51,896,000 37 157 171,403,306
03** 53 63,211,000 38 158 172,451,394
04** 59 62,611,000 39 158 173,225,983
1905** 83 75,352,000 1940 160 174,769,543
06 106 94,159,000 41 160 175,763,793
07 159 132,732,000 42 160 176,593,251
08 165 147,820,000 43 160 176,925,027
09 150 172,230,000 44 158 177,422,436
1910 149 168,029,000 1945 155 177,641,903
11 153 168,165,000 46 152 177,768,552
12 163 165,027,000 47 153 178,165,104
13 163 165,516,518 48 152 178,595,882
14 163 163,848,524 49 152 179,339,893
1915 162 162,773,280 1950 151 179,685,328
16 153 155,399,809 51 151 179,947,794
17 152 155,166,619 52 153 180,168,800
18 151 155,374,602 53 153 180,386,928
19 151 153,933,460 54 152 180,358,491
1920 152 156,032,053 1955 149 180,302,398
21 149 156,666,045 56 149 180,354,267
22 148 156,837,282 57 149 180,335,417
23 146 157,236,807 58 148 180,378,544
24 146 157,502,793 59 148 180,468,001
1960 151 180,843,513 1980 155 183,060,464
61 154 181,050,808 81 155 186,441,602
62 154 181,635,371 82 155 186,559,221
63 154 181,974,887 83 155 186,531,949
64 154 182,078,340 84 156 186,383,802
1965 154 182,138,750 1985 156 186,315,499
66 154 182,272,997 86 156 186,463,004
67 154 182,507,377 87 156 186,454,781
68 154 182,615,576 88 156 186,245,659
69 154 182,340,141 89 156 186,905,252
1970 154 182,571,102 1990 156 187,083,200
71 154 182,578,296 91 156 186,996,286
72 155 182,773,942 92 156 187,114,116
73 155 183,014,294 93 155 187,226,244
74 155 182,045,476 94 155 187,269,551
1975 155 183,280,072 1995 155 187,239,503
76 154 183,380,761 96 155 187,281,319
77 154 183,447,427 97 155 187,419,277
78 154 183,554,842
79 154 183,186,893