Table 2.

Nitrogen removal efficiency (NRE) and area planted for the seven largest crops (in terms of area planted) for 2002 and two 2022 scenarios for the Mississippi River Basin

Crop	2002HIST		2022BASE		2022CROP
	NRE	Area planted (1000 ha)	NRE	Area planted (1000 ha)	NRE	Area planted (1000 ha)
Corn	0.51	22,275	0.65	22,275	0.62	28,432
Soybeans	0.30	21,785	0.35	21,785	0.35	21,591
Wheat	0.40	10,161	0.48	10,161	0.48	9899
Sorghum	0.44	1687	0.52	1687	0.52	731
Cotton	0.53	1793	0.71	1793	0.69	546
Barley	0.39	486	0.48	486	0.48	338
Oats	0.41	384	0.44	384	0.44	130
Overall	0.42	117,921	0.52	117,921	0.52	117,921

Columns do not sum because not all crops are presented