Agricultural land area — Organic farming by country
Countries reporting
43
Highest
53.02 million Hectares
Australia
Lowest
80 Hectares
Malta
Median
277,333 Hectares
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
1,398
What the numbers show
Agricultural land area — Organic farming is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 53.02 million Hectares in Australia; the lowest is 80 Hectares in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 277,333 Hectares, and the mean is 1.97 million Hectares.
Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Chile (up 1,788.3%), and the largest decrease in Iceland (down 65.7%).
Agricultural land area — Organic farming: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 53.02 million Hectares | 2022 | up 373.4% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 4.48 million Hectares | 2023 | up 777.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Argentina | 3.74 million Hectares | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 4 | China | 3.42 million Hectares | 2023 | up 63.3% | rising |
| 5 | Spain | 2.94 million Hectares | 2024 | up 72.2% | volatile |
| 6 | France | 2.71 million Hectares | 2024 | up 142.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Italy | 2.51 million Hectares | 2024 | up 81.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Germany | 1.84 million Hectares | 2024 | up 78.0% | rising |
| 9 | Canada | 1.29 million Hectares | 2023 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 10 | Brazil | 996,413 Hectares | 2022 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 11 | Portugal | 803,958 Hectares | 2024 | up 278.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Romania | 781,397 Hectares | 2024 | up 170.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Austria | 679,992 Hectares | 2020 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 14 | Greece | 635,960 Hectares | 2021 | up 198.2% | rising |
| 15 | Czechia | 564,231 Hectares | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 16 | Sweden | 495,568 Hectares | 2024 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Ukraine | 471,176 Hectares | 2023 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 18 | Chile | 324,532 Hectares | 2024 | up 1,788.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Hungary | 308,022 Hectares | 2024 | up 146.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Finland | 304,551 Hectares | 2024 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Denmark | 298,939 Hectares | 2023 | up 76.6% | rising |
| 22 | Mexico | 277,333 Hectares | 2023 | down 44.7% | rising |
| 23 | Peru | 247,216 Hectares | 2023 | down 36.4% | rising |
| 24 | Ireland | 223,400 Hectares | 2024 | up 330.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 198,051 Hectares | 2024 | up 313.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | 191,283 Hectares | 2023 | down 34.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Switzerland | 189,725 Hectares | 2024 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 28 | Philippines | 187,425 Hectares | 2023 | up 117.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Egypt | 116,000 Hectares | 2023 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Colombia | 100,874 Hectares | 2022 | up 196.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Belgium | 100,653 Hectares | 2024 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 32 | Russian Federation | 96,576 Hectares | 2023 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 33 | New Zealand | 79,347 Hectares | 2023 | down 25.7% | rising |
| 34 | Indonesia | 71,947 Hectares | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 35 | Norway | 45,175 Hectares | 2024 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 36 | South Africa | 39,806 Hectares | 2023 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 37 | Japan | 21,815 Hectares | 2024 | up 119.5% | rising |
| 38 | Cyprus | 10,994 Hectares | 2024 | up 182.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Costa Rica | 10,360 Hectares | 2024 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 40 | Luxembourg | 9,556 Hectares | 2024 | up 112.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Israel | 3,941 Hectares | 2024 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 42 | Iceland | 3,333 Hectares | 2024 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Malta | 80 Hectares | 2024 | up 135.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) 14.72 million Hectares
- United States 1.98 million Hectares
- European Union (28 countries) 14.26 million Hectares
- Poland 691,471 Hectares
- United Kingdom 502,850 Hectares
- Viet Nam 174,580 Hectares
- Latvia 307,249 Hectares
- Slovak Republic 269,080 Hectares
- Lithuania 250,656 Hectares
- Türkiye 241,490 Hectares
- Estonia 221,802 Hectares
- Croatia 132,207 Hectares
- Netherlands 90,938 Hectares
- Slovenia 56,810 Hectares
- Korea 37,825 Hectares