Crop History for Lea County, New Mexico

2008–2025 · USDA Cropland Data Layer

Top Crops (2025)

Shrubland

90.1%

Developed/Open_Space

2.2%

Grassland/Pasture

1.6%

Cotton

1.5%

Developed/Low_Intensity

1.1%

Peanuts

0.8%

Barren

0.5%

Winter_Wheat

0.4%

Developed/Med_Intensity

0.3%

Herbaceous_Wetlands

0.2%

Dominant Crop by Year

2008: Shrubland53.9%

2009: Shrubland53.6%

2010: Shrubland54.3%

2011: Shrubland53.9%

2012: Shrubland53.2%

2013: Shrubland52.3%

2014: Shrubland52.4%

2015: Shrubland56.4%

2016: Shrubland56.2%

2017: Shrubland55.9%

2018: Shrubland56.3%

2019: Shrubland88.2%

2020: Shrubland88.0%

2021: Shrubland90.9%

2022: Shrubland90.8%

2023: Shrubland90.9%

2024: Shrubland92.9%

2025: Shrubland90.1%

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