Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land was 1.66 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2004–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 1.66 % for agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 62.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 1.66 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4 %, in 2004.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 10th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.4 % | — |
| 2005 | 0.72 % | +80.0% |
| 2006 | 0.67 % | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.83 % | +23.9% |
| 2008 | 1.08 % | +30.1% |
| 2009 | 1.14 % | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 1.12 % | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 1.03 % | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 1.03 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.01 % | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.02 % | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.01 % | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.07 % | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 1.21 % | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 1.24 % | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.29 % | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 1.58 % | +22.5% |
| 2021 | 1.58 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.54 % | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 1.66 % | +7.8% |
| 2024 | 1.66 % | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land in Latin America and the Caribbean 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 | +80.0% | 0.4 % | 0.72 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8067 % | 0.4 % | 1.14 % | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.1 % | 1.01 % | 1.29 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6 % | 1.54 % | 1.66 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 7 Portugal 21.23 % compare
- 7 Republic of Moldova 1.72 % compare
- 8 Sao Tome and Principe 20.97 % compare
- 8 Viet Nam 1.02 % compare
- 9 Italy 19.49 % compare
- 9 Türkiye 0.62 % compare
- 10 Czechia 17.1 % compare
- 11 Sweden 16.67 % compare
- 11 United Republic of Tanzania 0.47 % compare
- 12 French Polynesia 15.64 % compare
- 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.42 % compare
- 13 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.31 % compare
- 13 Latvia 15.59 % compare
More environment data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.204 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 9.17 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 29.54 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 158,363 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 25.3 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 440,935 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in Latin America and the Caribbean was 1.66 % 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 Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 % in 2004.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 10th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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.