Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area in OECD
OECD: Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area was 75,903 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area in OECD, 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 OECD stood at 75,903 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 130.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area under organic agric. — area in OECD peaked at 75,903 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18,573 1000 ha, in 2004.
That places OECD 1st out of 193 countries 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 OECD, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 18,573 1000 ha | — |
| 2005 | 20,679 1000 ha | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 21,197 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 21,881 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 22,487 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 23,914 1000 ha | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 24,153 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 24,390 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 25,928 1000 ha | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 23,955 1000 ha | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 32,867 1000 ha | +37.2% |
| 2015 | 37,586 1000 ha | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 43,029 1000 ha | +14.5% |
| 2017 | 52,291 1000 ha | +21.5% |
| 2018 | 52,854 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 53,886 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 54,821 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 55,469 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 56,519 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 74,606 1000 ha | +32.0% |
| 2024 | 75,903 1000 ha | +1.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area in OECD 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +37.2% | 23,955 1000 ha | 32,867 1000 ha |
| 2023 | +32.0% | 56,519 1000 ha | 74,606 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21,455 1000 ha | 18,573 1000 ha | 23,914 1000 ha | 6 |
| 2010s | 37,094 1000 ha | 23,955 1000 ha | 53,886 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 63,464 1000 ha | 54,821 1000 ha | 75,903 1000 ha | 5 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.312 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area 382,348 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11.21 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 915.76 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 34.15 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 1.16 million 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area under organic agric. — area in OECD?
- Agriculture area under organic agric. — area in OECD was 75,903 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 OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 75,903 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest agriculture area under organic agric. — area recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,573 1000 ha in 2004.
- How does OECD rank for agriculture area under organic agric. — area?
- OECD ranks 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area under organic agric. — area rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD 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.