Plant Science Merit Badge History
Earned through 202058,456
Best year19933,571 earned
All-time popularity#167official, as of 2020#170by 2025 (estimate)
Earned by Year
First earned in 1975. Peak year 1993 with 3,571. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.
Known count No data available
"—" means merit badges were earned that year but the exact number is not currently known. "#112 of 141" means the badge was number 112 of the 141 merit badges earned that year. National counts have not been published since 2020, but the rankings have. The grand total comes from official reports and includes the years without a known count. The 2025 all-time place is an estimate, because the counts for 2021 to 2025 are worked out from each year's official ranking and the total number of merit badges earned that year.
1974—
1975958#126 of 128
19762,212#107 of 130
19772,164#105 of 130
19781,574#110 of 131
19791,045#110 of 132
1980565#115 of 132
1981771#116 of 134
1982—
1983—
1984—
1985—
1986—
1987—
1988—
1989—
1990—
1991—
1992—
19933,571#77 of 123
1994—
1995—
1996978#113 of 134
1997—
1998—
1999—
2000542#119 of 128
2001409#120 of 129
2002742#117 of 129
2003855#118 of 130
2004637#121 of 121
2005900#118 of 121
2006753#117 of 121
2007928#118 of 121
20081,151#116 of 121
20091,779#110 of 122
20101,797#113 of 125
20112,614#104 of 129
20122,593#96 of 132
20132,712#80 of 129
20142,680#117 of 136
20152,922#114 of 138
20162,363#121 of 138
20172,107#123 of 139
20182,569#118 of 139
20192,041#125 of 139
20201,653#121 of 137
2021—#119 of 137
2022—#117 of 138
2023—#116 of 138
2024—#118 of 138
2025—#112 of 141
Grand total through 2020:
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