Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land was 6.96 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land in Northern Europe, 2004–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Northern Europe recorded 6.96 % for agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in Northern Europe peaked at 7.03 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.68 %, in 2004.
That places Northern Europe 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3.68 % | — |
| 2005 | 3.79 % | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 3.97 % | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 4.44 % | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 4.71 % | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 5.01 % | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 5.24 % | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 5.36 % | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 5.36 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.35 % | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 5.35 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.63 % | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 5.92 % | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 6.21 % | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 6.56 % | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 6.59 % | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 6.68 % | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 7.03 % | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 6.99 % | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 7.01 % | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 6.96 % | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.27 % | 3.68 % | 5.01 % | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.76 % | 5.24 % | 6.59 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.93 % | 6.68 % | 7.03 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
- 2 Liechtenstein 30.44 % compare
- 2 Timor-Leste 7.72 % compare
- 3 Austria 27.05 % compare
- 3 Micronesia 2.35 % compare
- 4 Greece 22.74 % compare
- 4 Melanesia 2.21 % compare
- 5 Estonia 22.61 % compare
- 6 Uruguay 21.26 % compare
- 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
More environment data for Northern Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.685 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.48 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 200.58 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 40.72 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 159.86 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.86 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 18.30 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in Northern Europe?
- Agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in Northern Europe was 6.96 % 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 Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 7.03 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.68 % in 2004.
- How does Northern Europe rank for agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land?
- Northern Europe ranks 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Europe 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.