Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area in World

World: Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area was 99,104 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
99,104 1000 ha
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
1st
of 34 groups
All-time high
99,104 1000 ha
in 2024
All-time low
21,892 1000 ha
in 2004
Years of data
21
2004–2024

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

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k2004201420242004: 21.9k 1000 ha2005: 29.2k 1000 ha2006: 30.0k 1000 ha2007: 31.8k 1000 ha2008: 34.6k 1000 ha2009: 36.9k 1000 ha2010: 35.8k 1000 ha2011: 36.6k 1000 ha2012: 37.6k 1000 ha2013: 35.9k 1000 ha2014: 45.3k 1000 ha2015: 51.0k 1000 ha2016: 57.7k 1000 ha2017: 69.5k 1000 ha2018: 71.1k 1000 ha2019: 72.2k 1000 ha2020: 75.2k 1000 ha2021: 76.5k 1000 ha2022: 78.8k 1000 ha2023: 98.9k 1000 ha2024: 99.1k 1000 ha

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 World is 99,104 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 118.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agriculture area under organic agric. — area in World peaked at 99,104 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21,892 1000 ha, in 2004.

World ranks 1st of 34 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30,730 1000 ha 21,892 1000 ha 36,859 1000 ha 6
2010s 51,273 1000 ha 35,799 1000 ha 72,236 1000 ha 10
2020s 85,716 1000 ha 75,235 1000 ha 99,104 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 OECD 75,903 1000 ha compare
  2. 2 Australia and New Zealand 53,106 1000 ha compare
  3. 3 Australia 53,016 1000 ha compare
  4. 4 India 3,973 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 World?
Agriculture area under organic agric. — area in World was 99,104 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 World?
The highest recorded value was 99,104 1000 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest agriculture area under organic agric. — area recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 21,892 1000 ha in 2004.
How does World rank for agriculture area under organic agric. — area?
World ranks 1st out of 34 groups with data for 2024.
Is agriculture area under organic agric. — area rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 118.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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

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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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.