TABLE 1. Land use in the United States, 1992.

Use	Thousand hectares	Percent
Crop	187,776	19.6
Pasture	239,172	25.0
Forest	286,200	29.9
Othera	244,163	25.5
Total	957,311	100

^aIncludes built-up (e.g. urban) and barren land.

SOURCE: FAO (1994).

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