Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area in World
World: Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area was 99,104 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area in World, 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 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 32 groups on this measure, 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 World, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 21,892 1000 ha | — |
| 2005 | 29,211 1000 ha | +33.4% |
| 2006 | 30,001 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 31,815 1000 ha | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 34,605 1000 ha | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 36,859 1000 ha | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 35,799 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 36,554 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 37,626 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 35,868 1000 ha | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 45,307 1000 ha | +26.3% |
| 2015 | 50,968 1000 ha | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 57,714 1000 ha | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 69,541 1000 ha | +20.5% |
| 2018 | 71,117 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 72,236 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 75,235 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 76,533 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 78,823 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 98,884 1000 ha | +25.4% |
| 2024 | 99,104 1000 ha | +0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area in World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +33.4% | 21,892 1000 ha | 29,211 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More environment data for World
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2123 % change on previous year (2024)
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 32 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
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.