Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land in Italy

Italy: Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land was 19.49 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
19.49 %
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
9th
of 163 countries
All-time high
20.01 %
in 2023
All-time low
6.41 %
in 2004
Years of data
21
2004–2024

Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land in Italy, 2004–2024

51015202004201420242004: 6.4 %2005: 7.2 %2006: 8.1 %2007: 8.1 %2008: 6.9 %2009: 7.9 %2010: 7.8 %2011: 8 %2012: 8.6 %2013: 9.7 %2014: 10.6 %2015: 11.5 %2016: 14 %2017: 14.9 %2018: 15.8 %2019: 15.2 %2020: 16.7 %2021: 17.6 %2022: 18.1 %2023: 20 %2024: 19.5 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in Italy stood at 19.49 %.

That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 84.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in Italy peaked at 20.01 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.41 %, in 2004.

Italy ranks 9th of 163 countries 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 Italy, year by year

Annual values for Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land in Italy, 2004 to 2024.
Year % Change
2004 6.41 %
2005 7.24 % +12.9%
2006 8.08 % +11.6%
2007 8.12 % +0.5%
2008 6.93 % -14.7%
2009 7.91 % +14.1%
2010 7.78 % -1.6%
2011 7.97 % +2.4%
2012 8.63 % +8.3%
2013 9.66 % +11.9%
2014 10.55 % +9.2%
2015 11.53 % +9.3%
2016 14.02 % +21.6%
2017 14.88 % +6.1%
2018 15.78 % +6.0%
2019 15.19 % -3.7%
2020 16.74 % +10.2%
2021 17.63 % +5.3%
2022 18.08 % +2.6%
2023 20.01 % +10.7%
2024 19.49 % -2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.45 % 6.41 % 8.12 % 6
2010s 11.6 % 7.78 % 15.78 % 10
2020s 18.39 % 16.74 % 20.01 % 5

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 6 Uruguay 21.26 % compare
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  3. 8 Sao Tome and Principe 20.97 % compare
  4. 8 Viet Nam 1.02 % compare
  5. 9 Türkiye 0.62 % compare
  6. 10 Czechia 17.1 % compare
  7. 11 Sweden 16.67 % compare
  8. 12 French Polynesia 15.64 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in Italy?
Agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in Italy was 19.49 % 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 Italy?
The highest recorded value was 20.01 % in 2023.
What is the lowest agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 6.41 % in 2004.
How does Italy rank for agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land?
Italy ranks 9th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
Is agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 84.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy 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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Indicator
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
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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