Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area by country
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of...
Countries reporting
192
Highest
75,903 1000 ha
OECD
Lowest
0 1000 ha
Cabo Verde
Median
24.82 1000 ha
Years covered
21
2004–2024
Data points
4,147
What the numbers show
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 75,903 1000 ha in OECD; the lowest is 0 1000 ha in Cabo Verde.
The median across all reporting countries is 24.82 1000 ha, and the mean is 1,217 1000 ha.
Over the past decade 128 countries rose and 51 fell. The largest increase was in Eswatini (up 75,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Angola (down 100.0%).
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 75,903 1000 ha | 2024 | up 130.9% | rising |
| 2 | Australia and New Zealand | 53,106 1000 ha | 2024 | up 187.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Australia | 53,016 1000 ha | 2024 | up 189.1% | volatile |
| 4 | India | 3,973 1000 ha | 2024 | up 451.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Argentina | 3,742 1000 ha | 2024 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 6 | China | 3,610 1000 ha | 2024 | up 87.0% | rising |
| 7 | China, mainland | 3,590 1000 ha | 2024 | up 86.5% | rising |
| 8 | Uruguay | 3,251 1000 ha | 2024 | up 148.7% | volatile |
| 9 | United States | 3,214 1000 ha | 2024 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 10 | Spain | 3,116 1000 ha | 2024 | up 87.4% | rising |
| 11 | France | 2,712 1000 ha | 2024 | up 142.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Italy | 2,515 1000 ha | 2024 | up 81.2% | rising |
| 13 | Germany | 1,840 1000 ha | 2024 | up 75.6% | rising |
| 14 | Greece | 1,141 1000 ha | 2024 | up 214.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Canada | 1,099 1000 ha | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 16 | Brazil | 1,023 1000 ha | 2024 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 17 | Portugal | 803.96 1000 ha | 2024 | up 278.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Romania | 781.4 1000 ha | 2024 | up 170.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Austria | 694.2 1000 ha | 2024 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 20 | Poland | 691.5 1000 ha | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 21 | Czechia | 604.52 1000 ha | 2024 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 22 | Uganda | 505.31 1000 ha | 2024 | up 110.4% | rising |
| 23 | Sweden | 496 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 24 | United Kingdom | 480.17 1000 ha | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 24 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 480.17 1000 ha | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 26 | Sudan (former) | 464.5 1000 ha | 2009 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 27 | Peru | 446.05 1000 ha | 2024 | up 69.6% | rising |
| 28 | Guatemala | 367.08 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2,643.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Ukraine | 349.35 1000 ha | 2024 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 30 | Mexico | 347.65 1000 ha | 2024 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 31 | Chile | 320.74 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1,509.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Hungary | 308.02 1000 ha | 2024 | up 147.4% | rising |
| 33 | Latvia | 307.2 1000 ha | 2024 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 34 | Finland | 304.6 1000 ha | 2024 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 35 | Denmark | 290 1000 ha | 2024 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | 283.63 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 37 | Slovakia | 269.08 1000 ha | 2024 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 38 | Burkina Faso | 251.24 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1,150.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Lithuania | 250.7 1000 ha | 2024 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 40 | Turkey | 241 1000 ha | 2024 | down 71.4% | rising |
| 40 | Türkiye | 241 1000 ha | 2024 | down 71.4% | rising |
| 42 | Ethiopia | 227.03 1000 ha | 2024 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 43 | Togo | 225.72 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1,375.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Estonia | 222 1000 ha | 2024 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 45 | Ireland | 221.7 1000 ha | 2024 | up 327.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Caribbean | 200.61 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 198.05 1000 ha | 2024 | up 166.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Tunisia | 196.22 1000 ha | 2024 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 49 | Switzerland | 189.73 1000 ha | 2024 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 50 | United Republic of Tanzania | 187.8 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Dominican Republic | 185.96 1000 ha | 2024 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 52 | Ecuador | 181 1000 ha | 2024 | up 295.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Kenya | 176.2 1000 ha | 2024 | up 3,495.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Madagascar | 169.89 1000 ha | 2024 | up 460.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Sierra Leone | 169.18 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1,005.8% | rising |
| 56 | Paraguay | 161.75 1000 ha | 2024 | up 197.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Croatia | 132.2 1000 ha | 2024 | up 163.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Philippines | 125.21 1000 ha | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 59 | Vietnam | 125.05 1000 ha | 2024 | up 190.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Viet Nam | 125.05 1000 ha | 2024 | up 190.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 123.31 1000 ha | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 62 | Egypt | 116.04 1000 ha | 2024 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 63 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 108.29 1000 ha | 2024 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Russia | 101.07 1000 ha | 2024 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Russian Federation | 101.07 1000 ha | 2024 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Belgium | 100.65 1000 ha | 2024 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 67 | Cote d'Ivoire | 93.1 1000 ha | 2024 | up 376.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Côte d'Ivoire | 93.1 1000 ha | 2024 | up 376.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Sri Lanka | 92.86 1000 ha | 2024 | up 48.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 90.94 1000 ha | 2024 | up 100.8% | rising |
| 71 | New Zealand | 89.54 1000 ha | 2024 | down 16.1% | flat |
| 72 | Pakistan | 87.77 1000 ha | 2024 | up 268.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Ghana | 84.07 1000 ha | 2024 | up 438.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Thailand | 68.97 1000 ha | 2024 | up 82.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Honduras | 68 1000 ha | 2024 | up 172.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Tajikistan | 66.66 1000 ha | 2024 | up 424.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Indonesia | 62.77 1000 ha | 2024 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Colombia | 61.44 1000 ha | 2024 | up 94.4% | rising |
| 79 | Slovenia | 56.81 1000 ha | 2024 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 80 | Melanesia | 48.11 1000 ha | 2024 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Polynesia | 47.61 1000 ha | 2024 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 82 | Norway | 45 1000 ha | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 83 | Benin | 43.28 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1,781.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Samoa | 42.68 1000 ha | 2024 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 85 | Nigeria | 41.89 1000 ha | 2024 | up 734.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Moldova | 41.37 1000 ha | 2024 | up 88.0% | rising |
| 86 | Republic of Moldova | 41.37 1000 ha | 2024 | up 88.0% | rising |
| 88 | Sudan | 38.47 1000 ha | 2024 | down 70.4% | falling |
| 89 | Republic of Korea | 37.83 1000 ha | 2024 | up 106.7% | rising |
| 90 | Zambia | 33.72 1000 ha | 2024 | up 343.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 31.94 1000 ha | 2024 | down 92.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Nicaragua | 30.88 1000 ha | 2022 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 93 | Serbia | 27.55 1000 ha | 2024 | up 188.5% | volatile |
| 94 | East Timor | 26.35 1000 ha | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 94 | Timor-Leste | 26.35 1000 ha | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 96 | South Africa | 24.85 1000 ha | 2024 | up 27.4% | falling |
| 97 | Malawi | 24.79 1000 ha | 2024 | up 24,690.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Saudi Arabia | 24.06 1000 ha | 2024 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 99 | Cambodia | 23.44 1000 ha | 2024 | up 137.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Japan | 21.82 1000 ha | 2024 | up 105.8% | rising |
| 101 | China, Taiwan Province of | 20.3 1000 ha | 2024 | up 244.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Syria | 20 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 102 | Syrian Arab Republic | 20 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 104 | Papua New Guinea | 19.52 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Mozambique | 16.96 1000 ha | 2024 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Kyrgyzstan | 16.23 1000 ha | 2024 | up 135.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Mali | 16.16 1000 ha | 2024 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 108 | Morocco | 14.66 1000 ha | 2024 | up 69.3% | rising |
| 109 | Fiji | 14.55 1000 ha | 2024 | up 58.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Cyprus | 10.99 1000 ha | 2024 | up 181.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Costa Rica | 10.88 1000 ha | 2024 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 112 | Guinea-Bissau | 9.84 1000 ha | 2024 | up 446.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Luxembourg | 9.56 1000 ha | 2024 | up 112.9% | rising |
| 114 | Sao Tome and Principe | 9.28 1000 ha | 2024 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 115 | Laos | 9.14 1000 ha | 2024 | up 45.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 9.14 1000 ha | 2024 | up 45.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Solomon Islands | 7.6 1000 ha | 2024 | up 43.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Eswatini | 7.51 1000 ha | 2024 | up 75,000.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Myanmar | 6.83 1000 ha | 2024 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Vanuatu | 6.43 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Georgia | 5.85 1000 ha | 2024 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 5.78 1000 ha | 2024 | up 11,460.0% | volatile |
| 123 | United Arab Emirates | 5.42 1000 ha | 2024 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 124 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 5.32 1000 ha | 2024 | down 56.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Panama | 5.3 1000 ha | 2024 | down 65.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Palestine | 5.19 1000 ha | 2024 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 126 | Palestine | 5.19 1000 ha | 2024 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 128 | Rwanda | 5.05 1000 ha | 2024 | up 124.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Cuba | 4.94 1000 ha | 2024 | up 65.8% | volatile |
| 130 | French Guiana | 4.59 1000 ha | 2024 | up 129.2% | rising |
| 131 | Montenegro | 4.54 1000 ha | 2024 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 132 | French Polynesia | 4.48 1000 ha | 2024 | up 4,877.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Belarus | 4.4 1000 ha | 2024 | up 165.1% | rising |
| 134 | Uzbekistan | 4.31 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1,952.4% | volatile |
| 135 | North Macedonia | 4.11 1000 ha | 2024 | up 78.9% | rising |
| 136 | Algeria | 4.1 1000 ha | 2024 | up 485.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Haiti | 4.07 1000 ha | 2024 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 138 | Israel | 3.9 1000 ha | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 139 | Bhutan | 3.7 1000 ha | 2024 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Dominica | 2.91 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1,112.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Cameroon | 2.83 1000 ha | 2024 | up 644.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Senegal | 2.79 1000 ha | 2024 | down 59.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Iceland | 2.67 1000 ha | 2024 | down 67.4% | falling |
| 144 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.5 1000 ha | 2024 | up 614.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Zimbabwe | 2.32 1000 ha | 2024 | up 393.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Reunion | 2.26 1000 ha | 2024 | up 243.8% | volatile |
| 146 | Réunion | 2.26 1000 ha | 2024 | up 243.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Azerbaijan | 2.09 1000 ha | 2024 | down 91.0% | rising |
| 149 | El Salvador | 1.97 1000 ha | 2024 | down 70.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Kiribati | 1.6 1000 ha | 2018 | — | flat |
| 150 | Micronesia | 1.6 1000 ha | 2018 | — | flat |
| 152 | Liechtenstein | 1.57 1000 ha | 2024 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 153 | Burundi | 1.5 1000 ha | 2024 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Jordan | 1.47 1000 ha | 2024 | down 38.8% | rising |
| 155 | Guadeloupe | 1.45 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2,024.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Lebanon | 1.43 1000 ha | 2024 | up 32.4% | falling |
| 157 | Bangladesh | 1.4 1000 ha | 2024 | down 79.6% | volatile |
| 158 | Nepal | 1.32 1000 ha | 2024 | down 86.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Martinique | 0.9652 1000 ha | 2024 | up 312.3% | volatile |
| 160 | Mongolia | 0.93 1000 ha | 2024 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Albania | 0.9 1000 ha | 2024 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 162 | Niger | 0.7 1000 ha | 2024 | up 169.2% | volatile |
| 163 | Liberia | 0.56 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Armenia | 0.46 1000 ha | 2024 | down 54.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Belize | 0.44 1000 ha | 2024 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Tonga | 0.32 1000 ha | 2024 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Mayotte | 0.3162 1000 ha | 2024 | up 532.4% | volatile |
| 168 | Oman | 0.27 1000 ha | 2024 | up 575.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Comoros | 0.26 1000 ha | 2024 | down 84.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Malaysia | 0.26 1000 ha | 2024 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Faroe Islands | 0.25 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 172 | Channel Islands | 0.18 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 173 | Grenada | 0.17 1000 ha | 2024 | up 88.9% | rising |
| 174 | Niue | 0.12 1000 ha | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Suriname | 0.11 1000 ha | 2024 | up 175.0% | rising |
| 176 | Malta | 0.0797 1000 ha | 2024 | up 697.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Iraq | 0.06 1000 ha | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Namibia | 0.06 1000 ha | 2024 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 179 | Bahamas | 0.05 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 180 | Afghanistan | 0.03 1000 ha | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Kuwait | 0.03 1000 ha | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 180 | British Virgin Islands | 0.03 1000 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 180 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.03 1000 ha | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | New Caledonia | 0.02 1000 ha | 2024 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Mauritius | 0.01 1000 ha | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 185 | Puerto Rico | 0.01 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 185 | Singapore | 0.01 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 185 | Cook Islands | 0.01 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 189 | Angola | 0 1000 ha | 2016 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 189 | Jamaica | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Lesotho | 0 1000 ha | 2018 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 189 | Cabo Verde | 0 1000 ha | 2020 | down 100.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 99,104 1000 ha
- Chagai 0.18 1000 ha
- Oceania 53,201 1000 ha
- Europe 19,412 1000 ha
- European Union (27) 18,167 1000 ha
- Americas 14,699 1000 ha
- Latin America and the Caribbean 10,386 1000 ha
- South America 9,353 1000 ha
- Asia 8,977 1000 ha
- Southern Europe 7,804 1000 ha
- Western Europe 5,639 1000 ha
- Northern America 4,313 1000 ha
- Southern Asia 4,165 1000 ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 3,677 1000 ha
- Eastern Asia 3,671 1000 ha
- Eastern Europe 3,349 1000 ha
- United States of America 3,214 1000 ha
- Africa 2,814 1000 ha
- Northern Europe 2,620 1000 ha
- Sub-Saharan Africa 2,443 1000 ha
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 2,339 1000 ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 2,128 1000 ha
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1,794 1000 ha
- Eastern Africa 1,353 1000 ha
- Western Africa 938.55 1000 ha
- Central America 832.19 1000 ha
- South-Eastern Asia 448.04 1000 ha
- Central Asia 370.83 1000 ha
- Northern Africa 369.49 1000 ha
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 342.65 1000 ha
- Western Asia 322.24 1000 ha
- Middle Africa 120.4 1000 ha
- Southern Africa 32.42 1000 ha
About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.