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

Latest (2024)
7,804 1000 ha
Change on year
up 4.7%
Rank
8th
of 31 groups
All-time high
7,804 1000 ha
in 2024
All-time low
1,960 1000 ha
in 2004
Years of data
21
2004–2024

Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area in Southern Europe, 2004–2024

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k2004201420242004: 2.0k 1000 ha2005: 2.2k 1000 ha2006: 2.4k 1000 ha2007: 2.4k 1000 ha2008: 2.7k 1000 ha2009: 3.0k 1000 ha2010: 3.1k 1000 ha2011: 3.2k 1000 ha2012: 3.7k 1000 ha2013: 3.6k 1000 ha2014: 3.7k 1000 ha2015: 4.2k 1000 ha2016: 4.6k 1000 ha2017: 4.8k 1000 ha2018: 5.1k 1000 ha2019: 5.3k 1000 ha2020: 5.6k 1000 ha2021: 6.0k 1000 ha2022: 6.6k 1000 ha2023: 7.5k 1000 ha2024: 7.8k 1000 ha

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

Annual values for Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area in Southern Europe, 2004 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 5 Argentina 3,742 1000 ha compare
  2. 6 China 3,610 1000 ha compare
  3. 7 China, mainland 3,590 1000 ha compare
  4. 8 Uruguay 3,251 1000 ha compare
  5. 9 Spain 3,116 1000 ha compare
  6. 10 France 2,712 1000 ha compare
  7. 11 Italy 2,515 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

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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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Indicator
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
213 places, 3,900 data points, 2004–2024
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