Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area in Northern America
Northern America: Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area was 4,313 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area in Northern America, 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 America is 4,313 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 28.8% on the previous year and up 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area under organic agric. — area in Northern America peaked at 4,313 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 542 1000 ha, in 2004.
Northern America ranks 10th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area in Northern America, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 542 1000 ha | — |
| 2005 | 2,220 1000 ha | +309.5% |
| 2006 | 1,794 1000 ha | -19.2% |
| 2007 | 2,292 1000 ha | +27.8% |
| 2008 | 2,357 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 2,653 1000 ha | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 2,653 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,790 1000 ha | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 2,783 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 3,048 1000 ha | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 3,082 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 2,974 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 3,130 1000 ha | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 3,223 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 3,335 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 3,648 1000 ha | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 3,744 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 3,542 1000 ha | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 3,628 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 3,349 1000 ha | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 4,313 1000 ha | +28.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,976 1000 ha | 542 1000 ha | 2,653 1000 ha | 6 |
| 2010s | 3,067 1000 ha | 2,653 1000 ha | 3,648 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,715 1000 ha | 3,349 1000 ha | 4,313 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More environment data for Northern America
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 14.64 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 37.99 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 75.85 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area under organic agric. — area in Northern America?
- Agriculture area under organic agric. — area in Northern America was 4,313 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 America?
- The highest recorded value was 4,313 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest agriculture area under organic agric. — area recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 542 1000 ha in 2004.
- How does Northern America rank for agriculture area under organic agric. — area?
- Northern America ranks 10th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area under organic agric. — area rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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.