Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area was 369.49 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area in Northern Africa, 2004–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture area under organic agric. — area in Northern Africa is 369.49 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area under organic agric. — area in Northern Africa peaked at 692.22 1000 ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 230.84 1000 ha, in 2013.
Northern Africa ranks 26th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 624.2 1000 ha | — |
| 2005 | 634.7 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 639.8 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 644.2 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 684.2 1000 ha | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 692.22 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 274.73 1000 ha | -60.3% |
| 2011 | 278.19 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 239.1 1000 ha | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 230.84 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 364.16 1000 ha | +57.8% |
| 2015 | 371.53 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 427.81 1000 ha | +15.1% |
| 2017 | 552.35 1000 ha | +29.1% |
| 2018 | 512.91 1000 ha | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 487.31 1000 ha | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 499.36 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 479.61 1000 ha | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 446.18 1000 ha | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 369.22 1000 ha | -17.2% |
| 2024 | 369.49 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 653.22 1000 ha | 624.2 1000 ha | 692.22 1000 ha | 6 |
| 2010s | 373.89 1000 ha | 230.84 1000 ha | 552.35 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 432.77 1000 ha | 369.22 1000 ha | 499.36 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
More environment data for Northern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 864,000 t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 701,000 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 432.96 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.84 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.41 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area under organic agric. — area in Northern Africa?
- Agriculture area under organic agric. — area in Northern Africa was 369.49 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 Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 692.22 1000 ha in 2009.
- What is the lowest agriculture area under organic agric. — area recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 230.84 1000 ha in 2013.
- How does Northern Africa rank for agriculture area under organic agric. — area?
- Northern Africa ranks 26th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area under organic agric. — area rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Africa 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.