Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Jordan
Jordan: Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture was 14.7 Square kilometres in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Jordan, 2005–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 14.7 Square kilometres for land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Jordan peaked at 29 Square kilometres in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Jordan ranks 115th of 152 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.1 Square kilometres | — |
| 2006 | 10.2 Square kilometres | +10100.0% |
| 2007 | 10.5 Square kilometres | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 10.6 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 10.6 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14.7 Square kilometres | +38.7% |
| 2011 | 26 Square kilometres | +76.9% |
| 2012 | 29 Square kilometres | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 29 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 24 Square kilometres | -17.2% |
| 2015 | 17.1 Square kilometres | -28.7% |
| 2016 | 15.2 Square kilometres | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 14.5 Square kilometres | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 14.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14.8 Square kilometres | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 14.6 Square kilometres | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 14.7 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4 Square kilometres | 0.1 Square kilometres | 10.6 Square kilometres | 5 |
| 2010s | 19.85 Square kilometres | 14.5 Square kilometres | 29 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.62 Square kilometres | 14.5 Square kilometres | 14.8 Square kilometres | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 112 Kiribati 16 Square kilometres compare
- 113 Liechtenstein 15.7 Square kilometres compare
- 114 Burundi 15 Square kilometres compare
- 116 Guadeloupe 14.51 Square kilometres compare
- 117 Lebanon 14.3 Square kilometres compare
- 118 Bangladesh 14 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for Jordan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -40.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.533 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.64 °C (2025)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 109.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0083 t per person (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate 41.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita 0.0078 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 22.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Jordan?
- Land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Jordan was 14.7 Square kilometres in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 29 Square kilometres in 2012.
- What is the lowest land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Jordan rank for land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture?
- Jordan ranks 115th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: August 5, 2026 Database documentation Countries metadata