Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land was 14.23 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land in Australia and New Zealand, 2004–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in Australia and New Zealand is 14.23 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 197.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 14.23 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.57 %, in 2013.
That places Australia and New Zealand 16th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.97 % | — |
| 2005 | 2.79 % | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 2.94 % | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 2.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.02 % | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 3.06 % | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 3.03 % | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 2.78 % | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 3.04 % | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 2.57 % | -15.5% |
| 2014 | 4.78 % | +86.0% |
| 2015 | 6.34 % | +32.6% |
| 2016 | 7.71 % | +21.6% |
| 2017 | 9.34 % | +21.1% |
| 2018 | 9.69 % | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 9.6 % | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 9.77 % | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 9.57 % | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 9.58 % | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 14.23 % | +48.5% |
| 2024 | 14.23 % | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land in Australia and New Zealand 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 | +86.0% | 2.57 % | 4.78 % |
| 2023 | +48.5% | 9.58 % | 14.23 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.95 % | 2.79 % | 3.06 % | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.89 % | 2.57 % | 9.69 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.48 % | 9.57 % | 14.23 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
- 13 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.31 % compare
- 13 Latvia 15.59 % compare
- 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.29 % compare
- 14 Slovakia 14.79 % compare
- 15 Australia 14.58 % compare
- 16 Syrian Arab Republic 0.15 % compare
- 17 Finland 13.49 % compare
- 18 Switzerland 12.73 % compare
- 18 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.03 % compare
- 19 Côte d'Ivoire 0.35 % compare
- 19 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.01 % compare
- 19 Spain 12.65 % compare
More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.335 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 4.99 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 187.5 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 31,787 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 1.01 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in Australia and New Zealand?
- Agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in Australia and New Zealand was 14.23 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 14.23 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.57 % in 2013.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 16th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 197.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land. 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.