Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land in United States
United States: Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land was 0.76 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land in United States, 2005–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
United States recorded 0.76 % for agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 55.1% on the previous year and up 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in United States peaked at 0.76 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.29 %, in 2006.
United States ranks 100th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land in United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.4 % | — |
| 2006 | 0.29 % | -27.5% |
| 2007 | 0.42 % | +44.8% |
| 2008 | 0.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.47 % | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 0.47 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.46 % | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.46 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.51 % | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 0.51 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.48 % | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.48 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.48 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.47 % | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.55 % | +17.0% |
| 2020 | 0.55 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.55 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.49 % | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 0.49 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.76 % | +55.1% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.76 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.94 %, 15% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land in United States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +55.1% | 0.49 % | 0.76 % |
| 2007 | +44.8% | 0.29 % | 0.42 % |
| 2006 | -27.5% | 0.4 % | 0.29 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4 % | 0.29 % | 0.47 % | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.487 % | 0.46 % | 0.55 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.568 % | 0.49 % | 0.76 % | 5 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.16 Percentage change (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.3672 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.624 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.1269 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in United States?
- Agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in United States was 0.76 % 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 States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.76 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.29 % in 2006.
- How does United States rank for agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land?
- United States ranks 100th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.