Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land in Western Europe
Western Europe: Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land was 10.77 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land in Western Europe, 2004–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded 10.77 % for agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 94.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in Western Europe peaked at 10.89 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.58 %, in 2004.
That places Western Europe 4th 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 Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3.58 % | — |
| 2005 | 3.74 % | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 3.8 % | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 3.9 % | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 4.07 % | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 4.38 % | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 4.86 % | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 5.18 % | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 5.34 % | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 5.42 % | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 5.55 % | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 6.08 % | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 6.66 % | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 7.2 % | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 7.99 % | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 8.62 % | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 9.81 % | +13.8% |
| 2021 | 10.25 % | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 10.54 % | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 10.89 % | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 10.77 % | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.91 % | 3.58 % | 4.38 % | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.29 % | 4.86 % | 8.62 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.45 % | 9.81 % | 10.89 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 1 Samoa 86.38 % compare
- 1 Polynesia 36.35 % compare
- 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
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- Standard Deviation 0.485 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate 4.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Import value, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -6.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate -10.03 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in Western Europe?
- Agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in Western Europe was 10.77 % 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 Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 10.89 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.58 % in 2004.
- How does Western Europe rank for agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land?
- Western Europe ranks 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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.