Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land was 0.39 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land in Eastern Africa, 2005–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in Eastern Africa stood at 0.39 %.
The figure is down 15.2% on the previous year and up 105.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in Eastern Africa peaked at 0.46 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.08 %, in 2005.
Eastern Africa ranks 18th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.08 % | — |
| 2006 | 0.13 % | +62.5% |
| 2007 | 0.17 % | +30.8% |
| 2008 | 0.14 % | -17.6% |
| 2009 | 0.15 % | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.16 % | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.18 % | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 0.19 % | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.19 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.19 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3 % | +57.9% |
| 2016 | 0.29 % | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3 % | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.28 % | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3 % | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.41 % | +36.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4 % | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.46 % | +15.0% |
| 2024 | 0.39 % | -15.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.134 % | 0.08 % | 0.17 % | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.238 % | 0.16 % | 0.3 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.392 % | 0.3 % | 0.46 % | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in Eastern Africa?
- Agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in Eastern Africa was 0.39 % 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.46 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.08 % in 2005.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land?
- Eastern Africa ranks 18th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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.