Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land was 14.05 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land in Southern Europe, 2004–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Southern Europe recorded 14.05 % 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 4.1% on the previous year and up 126.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in Southern Europe peaked at 14.05 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.89 %, in 2004.
That places Southern Europe 2nd out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.89 % | — |
| 2005 | 3.28 % | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 3.76 % | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 3.84 % | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 4.21 % | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 4.69 % | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 4.95 % | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 5.18 % | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 5.93 % | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 5.84 % | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 6.21 % | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 7.09 % | +14.2% |
| 2016 | 7.68 % | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 8.12 % | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 8.66 % | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 8.84 % | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 9.48 % | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 10.26 % | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 11.4 % | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 13.5 % | +18.4% |
| 2024 | 14.05 % | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.78 % | 2.89 % | 4.69 % | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.85 % | 4.95 % | 8.84 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.74 % | 9.48 % | 14.05 % | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in Southern Europe?
- Agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in Southern Europe was 14.05 % 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 Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 14.05 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.89 % in 2004.
- How does Southern Europe rank for agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land?
- Southern Europe ranks 2nd out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 126.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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.