Full Survey information can be found here: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/topic/landvalue
Table 1. Recent Changes in Iowa Farmland Values
Value Dollar Percentage
Per Acre Change Change
1970 419 0 0.0
1971 430 11 2.6
1972 482 52 12.1
1973 635 153 31.7
1974 834 199 31.3
1975 1095 261 31.3
1976 1368 273 24.9
1977 1450 82 6.0
1978 1646 196 13.5
1979 1958 312 19.0
1980 2066 108 5.5
1981 2147 81 3.9
1982 1801 -346 -16.1
1983 1691 -110 - 6.1
1984 1357 -334 -19.8
1985 948 -409 -30.1
1986 787 -161 -17.0
1987 875 88 11.2
1988 1054 179 20.5
1989 1139 85 8.1
1990 1214 75 6.6
1991 1219 5 .4
1992 1249 30 2.5
1993 1275 26 2.1
1994 1356 81 6.4
1995 1455 99 7.3
1996 1682 227 15.6
1997 1837 155 9.2
1998 1801 -36 -2.0
1999 1781 -20 -1.1
2000 1857 76 4.3
2001 1926 69 3.7
2002 2083 157 8.2
2003 2275 192 9.2
2004 2629 354 15.6
2005 2914 285 10.8
2006 3204 290 10.0
2007 3908 704 22.0
2008 4468 560 14.3
2009 4371 -97 -2.2
2010 5064 693 15.9
2011 6708 1644 32.5
2012 8296 1588 23.7
