Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land was 11.37 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land in European Union (27), 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 European Union (27) is 11.37 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 92.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in European Union (27) peaked at 11.37 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.83 %, in 2004.
European Union (27) ranks 3rd of 31 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. — Share in Agricultural land in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.83 % | — |
| 2005 | 3.17 % | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 3.45 % | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 3.73 % | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 4.01 % | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 4.46 % | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 4.92 % | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 5.26 % | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 5.7 % | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 5.72 % | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 5.92 % | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 6.44 % | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 6.97 % | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 7.36 % | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 7.95 % | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 8.38 % | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 9.05 % | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 9.64 % | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 10.19 % | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 11.09 % | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 11.37 % | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.61 % | 2.83 % | 4.46 % | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.46 % | 4.92 % | 8.38 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.27 % | 9.05 % | 11.37 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
More environment data for European Union (27)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.429 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.18 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.46 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 2.41 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 6.99 g/Int$ (2024)
- Land area — Area 398,812 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in European Union (27)?
- Agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in European Union (27) was 11.37 % 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 European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.37 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.83 % in 2004.
- How does European Union (27) rank for agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land?
- European Union (27) ranks 3rd out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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.