Cropland area certified organic — Area in United States
United States: Cropland area certified organic — Area was 2,061 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland area certified organic — Area in United States, 2016–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland area certified organic — area in United States stood at 2,061 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 103.4% on the previous year and up 87.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland area certified organic — area in United States peaked at 2,061 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,014 1000 ha, in 2023.
That places United States 1st out of 107 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Cropland area certified organic — Area in United States, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1,099 1000 ha | — |
| 2017 | 1,099 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,099 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,423 1000 ha | +29.5% |
| 2020 | 1,446 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1,469 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 1,469 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,014 1000 ha | -31.0% |
| 2024 | 2,061 1000 ha | +103.4% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 2,061 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 108.61 1000 ha, 19.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,180 1000 ha | 1,099 1000 ha | 1,423 1000 ha | 4 |
| 2020s | 1,492 1000 ha | 1,014 1000 ha | 2,061 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
More environment data for United States
- 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland area certified organic — area in United States?
- Cropland area certified organic — area in United States was 2,061 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland area certified organic — area recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 2,061 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest cropland area certified organic — area recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,014 1000 ha in 2023.
- How does United States rank for cropland area certified organic — area?
- United States ranks 1st out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland area certified organic — area rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.6%. 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 Cropland area certified organic — Area. 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.