Explore Kansas agriculture and learn what makes it unique.
Kansas has been known as “The Wheat State”, producing over 15% of the nation’s Wheat. As of 2018, Kansas ranked 7th in the United States in the sale of commodities and has a long history of agriculture dating back long before the state’s founding. Kansas has a staggering 45.7 million acres classified as farmland making up over 87% of the land area, the third most for any state in the nation. Aside from Wheat, Kansas is also a top producer of Corn, Soybeans, Sorghum, Beef, and Veal.
$3,195/acre
20.6%
$3,440
Current Price Per Acre
Value per Acre
Source: USDA
20.6%
Average Land Appreciation
Year Over Year Change (%)
Source: USDA
| Year | Per Acre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $3,440 | 16.6% |
| 2022 | $2,950 | 24.5% |
| 2021 | $2,370 | 13.9% |
| 2020 | $2,080 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | $2,160 | 4.9% |
| 2018 | $2,060 | 2.5% |
| 2017 | $2,010 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | $2,080 | -6.7% |
| 2015 | $2,230 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | $2,270 | 17.6% |
| 2013 | $1,930 | 17.0% |
| 2012 | $1,650 | 23.1% |
| 2011 | $1,340 | 20.7% |
| 2010 | $1,110 | 7.8% |
| 2009 | $1,030 | 1.0% |
| 2008 | $1,020 | 11.6% |
| 2007 | $914 | 7.0% |
| 2006 | $854 | 6.0% |
| 2005 | $806 | 17.2% |
| 2004 | $688 | 0.6% |
| 2003 | $684 | 0.7% |
| 2002 | $679 | 0.9% |
| 2001 | $673 | 1.1% |
| 2000 | $666 | 0.9% |
| 1999 | $660 | 0.8% |
| 1998 | $655 | 0.9% |