Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area in Asia

Asia: Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area was 8,977 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
8,977 1000 ha
Change on year
down 5.6%
Rank
8th
of 34 groups
All-time high
9,510 1000 ha
in 2023
All-time low
211.82 1000 ha
in 2004
Years of data
21
2004–2024

Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area in Asia, 2004–2024

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k2004201420242004: 211.8 1000 ha2005: 2.8k 1000 ha2006: 3.1k 1000 ha2007: 3.1k 1000 ha2008: 3.5k 1000 ha2009: 4.1k 1000 ha2010: 3.3k 1000 ha2011: 4.3k 1000 ha2012: 3.9k 1000 ha2013: 4.2k 1000 ha2014: 4.4k 1000 ha2015: 4.5k 1000 ha2016: 5.4k 1000 ha2017: 6.7k 1000 ha2018: 7.0k 1000 ha2019: 6.5k 1000 ha2020: 6.6k 1000 ha2021: 6.9k 1000 ha2022: 9.2k 1000 ha2023: 9.5k 1000 ha2024: 9.0k 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2024, agriculture area under organic agric. — area in Asia stood at 8,977 1000 ha.

That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and up 103.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agriculture area under organic agric. — area in Asia peaked at 9,510 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 211.82 1000 ha, in 2004.

Asia ranks 8th of 34 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,808 1000 ha 211.82 1000 ha 4,074 1000 ha 6
2010s 5,013 1000 ha 3,271 1000 ha 6,981 1000 ha 10
2020s 8,219 1000 ha 6,554 1000 ha 9,510 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 5 Argentina 3,742 1000 ha compare
  2. 6 China 3,610 1000 ha compare
  3. 7 China, mainland 3,590 1000 ha compare
  4. 8 Uruguay 3,251 1000 ha compare
  5. 9 Spain 3,116 1000 ha compare
  6. 10 France 2,712 1000 ha compare
  7. 11 Italy 2,515 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agriculture area under organic agric. — area in Asia?
Agriculture area under organic agric. — area in Asia was 8,977 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 Asia?
The highest recorded value was 9,510 1000 ha in 2023.
What is the lowest agriculture area under organic agric. — area recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 211.82 1000 ha in 2004.
How does Asia rank for agriculture area under organic agric. — area?
Asia ranks 8th out of 34 groups with data for 2024.
Is agriculture area under organic agric. — area rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 103.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Asia 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

Indicator
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
213 places, 3,900 data points, 2004–2024
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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.