Inflation-adjusted annual spending for major USDA conservation programs, 1996-2018, with projections to 2023 1/

$ Billion (2017)

Stacked Bar chart with 28 groups and 2 items per group.

Group 1, 1996, Total value of 3.77.
Item 1, Actual value of 3.77 which is 100.0% of 1996.

Group 2, 1997, Total value of 3.69.
Item 1, Actual value of 3.69 which is 100.0% of 1997.

Group 3, 1998, Total value of 3.99.
Item 1, Actual value of 3.99 which is 100.0% of 1998.

Group 4, 1999, Total value of 3.36.
Item 1, Actual value of 3.36 which is 100.0% of 1999.

Group 5, 2000, Total value of 3.39.
Item 1, Actual value of 3.39 which is 100.0% of 2000.

Group 6, 2001, Total value of 3.63.
Item 1, Actual value of 3.63 which is 100.0% of 2001.

Group 7, 2002, Total value of 4.31.
Item 1, Actual value of 4.31 which is 100.0% of 2002.

Group 8, 2003, Total value of 4.84.
Item 1, Actual value of 4.84 which is 100.0% of 2003.

Group 9, 2004, Total value of 5.18.
Item 1, Actual value of 5.18 which is 100.0% of 2004.

Group 10, 2005, Total value of 5.27.
Item 1, Actual value of 5.27 which is 100.0% of 2005.

Group 11, 2006, Total value of 5.12.
Item 1, Actual value of 5.12 which is 100.0% of 2006.

Group 12, 2007, Total value of 5.11.
Item 1, Actual value of 5.11 which is 100.0% of 2007.

Group 13, 2008, Total value of 5.31.
Item 1, Actual value of 5.31 which is 100.0% of 2008.

Group 14, 2009, Total value of 5.46.
Item 1, Actual value of 5.46 which is 100.0% of 2009.

Group 15, 2010, Total value of 6.18.
Item 1, Actual value of 6.18 which is 100.0% of 2010.

Group 16, 2011, Total value of 6.41.
Item 1, Actual value of 6.41 which is 100.0% of 2011.

Group 17, 2012, Total value of 6.43.
Item 1, Actual value of 6.43 which is 100.0% of 2012.

Group 18, 2013, Total value of 6.19.
Item 1, Actual value of 6.19 which is 100.0% of 2013.

Group 19, 2014, Total value of 5.96.
Item 1, Actual value of 5.96 which is 100.0% of 2014.

Group 20, 2015, Total value of 5.77.
Item 1, Actual value of 5.77 which is 100.0% of 2015.

Group 21, 2016, Total value of 6.
Item 1, Actual value of 6 which is 100.0% of 2016.

Group 22, 2017, Total value of 6.02.
Item 1, Actual value of 6.02 which is 100.0% of 2017.

Group 23, 2018, Total value of 6.2.
Item 1, Actual value of 6.2 which is 100.0% of 2018.

Group 24, 2019, Total value of 6.59.
Item 2, Projected value of 6.59 which is 100.0% of 2019.

Group 25, 2020, Total value of 6.52.
Item 2, Projected value of 6.52 which is 100.0% of 2020.

Group 26, 2021, Total value of 6.22.
Item 2, Projected value of 6.22 which is 100.0% of 2021

Group 27, 2022, Total value of 6.11.
Item 2, Projected value of 6.11 which is 100.0% of 2022.

Group 28, 2023, Total value of 6.24.
Item 2, Projected value of 6.24 which is 100.0% of 2023.

1/ Includes these programs and predecessors: Conservation Reserve Program, Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Environmental Quality Incentives Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, and Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA). CTA is funded annually through appropriations; here it is assumed constant at $769 million (nominal). Spending is adjusted to constant (2017) dollars, with assumed annual inflation of 2 percent for 2019-23. Source: USDA, Economic Research Service analysis of Office of Budget and Policy Analysis (OBPA) data on actual funding for 1996-2018, OBPA estimates for 2019, and Congressional Budget office projections for 2020-23.