Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land was 2.87 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2004–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 2.87 %.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 4.16 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.66 %, in 2019.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 59th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3.87 % | — |
| 2005 | 3.57 % | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 3.38 % | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 3.74 % | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 4.07 % | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 4.16 % | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 4.05 % | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 3.71 % | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 3.42 % | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 3.23 % | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 3.12 % | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 2.97 % | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 2.85 % | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 2.88 % | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 2.67 % | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 2.66 % | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 2.72 % | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 2.82 % | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 2.8 % | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 2.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.87 % | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8 % | 3.38 % | 4.16 % | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.16 % | 2.66 % | 4.05 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8 % | 2.72 % | 2.87 % | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.444 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.84 °C (2025)
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- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate -6.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, gaps filled 1.06 million 1000 USD (2024)
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- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 857,565 t (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 2.87 % 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.16 % in 2009.
- What is the lowest agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.66 % in 2019.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 59th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.