* 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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Primary designated function of U.S. forest area 1990-2010
This statistic depicts the primary designated function of forest area in the United States from 1990 to 2010. In 1990, some **** million hectares of the U.S. forest were used for production. Ten years later, this figure stood at ** million hectares.
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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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /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). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /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)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Dec 2010, /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) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/252873/primary-designated-function-of-forest-areas-in-the-us-1990-2010/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
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: /statistics/252873/primary-designated-function-of-forest-areas-in-the-us-1990-2010/
