Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: 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, 2004–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 2.87 % for agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in 2024.
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 peaked at 4.16 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.66 %, in 2019.
That places United Kingdom 59th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, 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% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 2.87 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.94 %, 58% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 2.87 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.94 %, 58% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 56 Martinique 3.08 % compare
- 56 Sri Lanka 3.08 % compare
- 58 Chile 3 % compare
- 59 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.87 % compare
- 61 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 2.82 % compare
- 62 Egypt 2.74 % compare
More environment data for United Kingdom
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.13 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.421 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), annual growth rate 21.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in United Kingdom?
- Agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in United Kingdom 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.66 % in 2019.
- How does United Kingdom rank for agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land?
- United Kingdom 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?
- 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 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.