Industry Information
Capacity data is presented in cubic feet.
Public
Private and Semi-Private
Year
Number of Facilities
Total Space
Average Facility Size
Freezer Space
Number of Facilities
Total Space
Average Facility Size
Freezer Space
1955
713
464,304,000
651,198
61%
533
120,000,000
225,141
60%
1957
767
503,000,000
655,802
66%
554
143,000,000
258,123
54%
1959
792
528,248,000
666,980
66%
586
156,000,000
266,212
57%
1961
820
553,998,000
675,607
69%
676
193,000,000
285,503
59%
1963
800
596,136,000
745,170
71%
702
219,000,000
311,966
63%
1965
808
645,563,000
798,964
72%
773
254,000,000
328,590
61%
1967
817
701,110,000
858,152
74%
760
276,000,000
363,158
64%
1969
792
730,127,000
921,878
76%
757
296,000,000
391,017
67%
1971
771
740,391,000
960,300
77%
781
347,000,000
444,302
67%
1973
714
798,838,000
1,118,821
79%
843
399,000,000
473,310
66%
1975
701
845,946,000
1,206,770
80%
856
420,000,000
490,654
65%
1977
672
860,542,000
1,280,568
79%
818
438,000,000
535,452
64%
1979
668
911,394,000
1,364,362
82%
886
531,000,000
599,323
63%
1981
654
956,153,000
1,462,008
82%
932
540,000,000
579,399
64%
1983
698
1,028,300,000
1,473,209
81%
914
573,000,000
626,915
62%
1985
692
1,110,394,000
1,604,616
80%
901
589,000,000
653,718
64%
1987
723
1,285,859,000
1,778,505
80%
887
676,000,000
762,120
59%
1989
724
1,391,900,000
1,922,514
81%
824
603,000,000
731,796
61%
1991
773
1,572,879,000
2,034,772
82%
770
624,000,000
810,390
62%
1993
781
1,678,461,000
2,149,118
82%
749
659,000,000
879,840
61%
1995
745
1,741,585,000
2,337,698
83%
688
675,000,000
981,105
63%
1997
807
2,043,909,000
2,532,725
83%
657
683,000,000
1,039,574
59%
1999
798
2,146,643,000
2,690,029
83%
673
757,000,000
1,124,814
61%
2001
815
2,251,944,000
2,763,121
82%
675
789,000,000
1,168,889
61%
2003
827
2,357,080,000
2,850,157
84%
655
802,000,000
1,224,427
61%
2005
821
2,435,773,000
2,966,837
84%
681
771,725,000
1,133,223
57%
2007
792
2,498,198,000
3,154,290
84%
709
821,998,000
1,159,377
54%
2009
839
2,900,511,000
–
84%
739
894,463,000
–
54%
2011
825
3,028,243,000
–
85%
703
931,117,000
–
54%
Source: “Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses.” USDA Economics and Statistics System. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Feb. 2012.