Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area was 18,167 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area in European Union (27), 2004–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
European Union (27) recorded 18,167 1000 ha for agriculture area under organic agric. — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 85.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area under organic agric. — area in European Union (27) peaked at 18,167 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,950 1000 ha, in 2004.
That places European Union (27) 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4,950 1000 ha | — |
| 2005 | 5,555 1000 ha | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 5,974 1000 ha | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 6,379 1000 ha | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 6,900 1000 ha | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 7,625 1000 ha | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 8,333 1000 ha | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 8,848 1000 ha | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 9,536 1000 ha | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 9,567 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 9,795 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 10,655 1000 ha | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 11,446 1000 ha | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 12,083 1000 ha | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 13,017 1000 ha | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 13,824 1000 ha | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 14,734 1000 ha | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 15,696 1000 ha | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 16,574 1000 ha | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 17,706 1000 ha | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 18,167 1000 ha | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,231 1000 ha | 4,950 1000 ha | 7,625 1000 ha | 6 |
| 2010s | 10,710 1000 ha | 8,333 1000 ha | 13,824 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,575 1000 ha | 14,734 1000 ha | 18,167 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
More environment data for European Union (27)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.429 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.18 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.46 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 2.41 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 6.99 g/Int$ (2024)
- Land area — Area 398,812 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area under organic agric. — area in European Union (27)?
- Agriculture area under organic agric. — area in European Union (27) was 18,167 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 European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 18,167 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest agriculture area under organic agric. — area recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,950 1000 ha in 2004.
- How does European Union (27) rank for agriculture area under organic agric. — area?
- European Union (27) ranks 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area under organic agric. — area rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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.