Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area in Americas
Americas: Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area was 14,699 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area in Americas, 2004–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, agriculture area under organic agric. — area in Americas stood at 14,699 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area under organic agric. — area in Americas peaked at 14,699 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,214 1000 ha, in 2004.
Americas ranks 5th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area in Americas, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3,214 1000 ha | — |
| 2005 | 7,090 1000 ha | +120.6% |
| 2006 | 6,336 1000 ha | -10.6% |
| 2007 | 7,898 1000 ha | +24.7% |
| 2008 | 9,615 1000 ha | +21.7% |
| 2009 | 10,304 1000 ha | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 10,174 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 9,732 1000 ha | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 9,673 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 9,817 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 9,898 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 9,765 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 10,292 1000 ha | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 11,243 1000 ha | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 11,544 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 12,057 1000 ha | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 13,847 1000 ha | +14.9% |
| 2021 | 13,403 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 13,211 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 13,718 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 14,699 1000 ha | +7.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area in Americas changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +120.6% | 3,214 1000 ha | 7,090 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,410 1000 ha | 3,214 1000 ha | 10,304 1000 ha | 6 |
| 2010s | 10,420 1000 ha | 9,673 1000 ha | 12,057 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,776 1000 ha | 13,211 1000 ha | 14,699 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More environment data for Americas
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.72 % (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 78.58 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 263.00 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.73 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 525,862 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.74 % (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 341.57 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area under organic agric. — area in Americas?
- Agriculture area under organic agric. — area in Americas was 14,699 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture area under organic agric. — area recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 14,699 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest agriculture area under organic agric. — area recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,214 1000 ha in 2004.
- How does Americas rank for agriculture area under organic agric. — area?
- Americas ranks 5th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area under organic agric. — area rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.