Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area was 7,804 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area in Southern Europe, 2004–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Southern Europe recorded 7,804 1000 ha for agriculture area under organic agric. — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 108.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area under organic agric. — area in Southern Europe peaked at 7,804 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,960 1000 ha, in 2004.
Southern Europe ranks 8th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1,960 1000 ha | — |
| 2005 | 2,218 1000 ha | +13.1% |
| 2006 | 2,437 1000 ha | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 2,446 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 2,714 1000 ha | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 2,980 1000 ha | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 3,145 1000 ha | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 3,231 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 3,676 1000 ha | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 3,604 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 3,736 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 4,249 1000 ha | +13.8% |
| 2016 | 4,562 1000 ha | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 4,819 1000 ha | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 5,091 1000 ha | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 5,278 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 5,578 1000 ha | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 6,038 1000 ha | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 6,646 1000 ha | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 7,450 1000 ha | +12.1% |
| 2024 | 7,804 1000 ha | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,459 1000 ha | 1,960 1000 ha | 2,980 1000 ha | 6 |
| 2010s | 4,139 1000 ha | 3,145 1000 ha | 5,278 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,703 1000 ha | 5,578 1000 ha | 7,804 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.3167 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.323 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.7558 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 5.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 471,515 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 5.06 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area under organic agric. — area in Southern Europe?
- Agriculture area under organic agric. — area in Southern Europe was 7,804 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 Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 7,804 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest agriculture area under organic agric. — area recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,960 1000 ha in 2004.
- How does Southern Europe rank for agriculture area under organic agric. — area?
- Southern Europe ranks 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area under organic agric. — area rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Europe 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.