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Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture by country

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...

Countries reporting
151
Highest
746,058 Square kilometres
OECD
Lowest
0.02 Square kilometres
Andorra
Median
154.12 Square kilometres
Years covered
20
2004–2023
Data points
2,914

What the numbers show

Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture is currently reported for 151 countries. The highest value is 746,058 Square kilometres in OECD; the lowest is 0.02 Square kilometres in Andorra.

The median across all reporting countries is 154.12 Square kilometres, and the mean is 11,267 Square kilometres.

Over the past decade 101 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in Liberia (up 362,250.0%), and the largest decrease in Angola (down 99.8%).

Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 OECD 746,058 Square kilometres 2023 up 211.4% rising
2 Australia 530,161 Square kilometres 2023 up 445.0% volatile
3 India 44,758 Square kilometres 2023 up 795.2% volatile
4 Argentina 41,000 Square kilometres 2023 up 27.4% rising
5 Uruguay 35,723 Square kilometres 2023 up 283.7% volatile
6 China (People’s Republic of) 34,380 Square kilometres 2023 up 63.7% rising
7 Spain 31,610 Square kilometres 2023 up 96.3% rising
8 France 27,678 Square kilometres 2023 up 160.9% volatile
9 Italy 24,556 Square kilometres 2023 up 86.5% rising
10 United States 20,607 Square kilometres 2023 down 5.4% rising
11 Germany 18,527 Square kilometres 2023 up 77.3% rising
12 Canada 12,885 Square kilometres 2023 up 48.2% rising
13 Brazil 10,231 Square kilometres 2023 up 45.1% rising
14 Greece 9,249 Square kilometres 2023 up 141.0% rising
15 Austria 7,012 Square kilometres 2023 up 33.1% rising
16 Romania 6,940 Square kilometres 2023 up 130.5% volatile
17 Portugal 6,927 Square kilometres 2023 up 251.1% rising
18 Czechia 5,945 Square kilometres 2023 up 24.9% rising
19 Sweden 5,500 Square kilometres 2023 up 9.7% rising
20 Uganda 5,053 Square kilometres 2023 up 119.5% rising
21 United Kingdom 4,770 Square kilometres 2023 down 14.4% falling
22 Ukraine 4,712 Square kilometres 2023 up 19.8% rising
23 Togo 3,223 Square kilometres 2023 up 6,847.1% volatile
24 Hungary 3,203 Square kilometres 2023 up 144.5% rising
25 Finland 3,055 Square kilometres 2023 up 48.3% rising
26 Denmark 2,990 Square kilometres 2023 up 76.6% rising
27 Chile 2,879 Square kilometres 2023 up 1,511.1% volatile
28 Burkina Faso 2,862 Square kilometres 2023 up 1,613.6% volatile
29 Mexico 2,773 Square kilometres 2023 down 44.7% flat
30 Peru 2,472 Square kilometres 2023 down 36.4% rising
31 Tanzania, United Republic of 2,231 Square kilometres 2023 up 19.6% volatile
32 Sierra Leone 2,149 Square kilometres 2023 up 1,304.8% volatile
33 Tunisia 1,962 Square kilometres 2023 up 44.6% rising
34 Kazakhstan 1,913 Square kilometres 2023 down 34.3% falling
35 Switzerland 1,888 Square kilometres 2023 up 48.1% rising
36 Philippines 1,874 Square kilometres 2023 up 85.0% rising
37 Ireland 1,792 Square kilometres 2023 up 218.3% rising
38 Kenya 1,731 Square kilometres 2023 up 3,433.1% volatile
39 Paraguay 1,638 Square kilometres 2023 up 163.0% rising
40 Nigeria 1,570 Square kilometres 2023 up 62,707.6% volatile
41 Bulgaria 1,478 Square kilometres 2023 up 163.9% volatile
42 Dominican Republic 1,368 Square kilometres 2023 down 33.5% rising
43 Ghana 1,255 Square kilometres 2023 up 344.9% volatile
44 Guatemala 1,253 Square kilometres 2023 up 836.7% volatile
45 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1,174 Square kilometres 2023 down 19.6% rising
46 Egypt 1,160 Square kilometres 2023 up 35.2% rising
47 Pakistan 1,074 Square kilometres 2023 up 379.5% volatile
48 Côte d’Ivoire 1,042 Square kilometres 2023 up 440.0% volatile
49 Belgium 1,024 Square kilometres 2023 up 63.8% rising
50 Russia 965.76 Square kilometres 2023 down 33.1% volatile
51 Honduras 954.36 Square kilometres 2023 up 281.7% volatile
52 New Zealand 793.47 Square kilometres 2023 down 25.6% falling
53 Thailand 776.33 Square kilometres 2023 up 129.7% volatile
54 Ecuador 726.01 Square kilometres 2023 up 69.6% falling
55 Indonesia 719.47 Square kilometres 2023 up 9.0% volatile
56 Sri Lanka 698.12 Square kilometres 2023 up 257.6% volatile
57 Tajikistan 644.16 Square kilometres 2023 up 407.2% volatile
58 Benin 602.75 Square kilometres 2023 up 2,928.9% volatile
59 Norway 460 Square kilometres 2023 down 11.0% falling
60 Samoa 413.07 Square kilometres 2023 up 23.3% rising
61 Sudan 403.25 Square kilometres 2023 down 69.0% falling
62 South Africa 398.06 Square kilometres 2023 up 6.2% rising
63 Cambodia 355.43 Square kilometres 2023 up 259.4% volatile
64 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 319.37 Square kilometres 2023 down 92.1% volatile
65 Nicaragua 308.8 Square kilometres 2023 down 8.1% falling
66 Colombia 293.23 Square kilometres 2023 down 7.2% rising
67 Lao People's Democratic Republic 270.25 Square kilometres 2023 up 319.6% volatile
68 Saudi Arabia 234.1 Square kilometres 2023 down 36.0% flat
69 Mali 212.76 Square kilometres 2023 up 475.0% rising
70 Malawi 207.34 Square kilometres 2023 up 7,874.6% volatile
71 Kyrgyzstan 191.14 Square kilometres 2023 up 559.1% volatile
72 Japan 188.37 Square kilometres 2023 up 77.7% rising
73 Chinese Taipei 175.61 Square kilometres 2023 up 197.6% volatile
74 Nepal 169.74 Square kilometres 2023 up 81.3% rising
75 Mozambique 168.04 Square kilometres 2023 up 20.0% volatile
76 Iran 154.12 Square kilometres 2023 up 26.7% volatile
77 Morocco 133.25 Square kilometres 2023 up 53.9% volatile
78 Azerbaijan 114.83 Square kilometres 2023 down 50.8% rising
79 Costa Rica 109.62 Square kilometres 2023 up 48.1% rising
80 Cyprus 104.7 Square kilometres 2023 up 143.5% volatile
81 Papua New Guinea 101.92 Square kilometres 2023 down 51.2% volatile
82 Myanmar 101.4 Square kilometres 2023 up 1,026.7% volatile
83 Guinea-Bissau 98.4 Square kilometres 2023 up 446.7% volatile
84 Sao Tome and Principe 92.81 Square kilometres 2023 up 129.2% rising
85 Luxembourg 87.38 Square kilometres 2023 up 94.2% rising
86 North Macedonia 83.22 Square kilometres 2023 up 160.1% volatile
87 Solomon Islands 75.96 Square kilometres 2023 up 484.3% volatile
88 Liberia 72.47 Square kilometres 2023 up 362,250.0% volatile
89 Vanuatu 64.31 Square kilometres 2023 up 56.9% volatile
90 Georgia 58.71 Square kilometres 2023 up 193.5% volatile
91 Panama 57.68 Square kilometres 2023 down 62.1% volatile
92 Rwanda 54.21 Square kilometres 2023 up 46.5% volatile
93 United Arab Emirates 54.19 Square kilometres 2023 up 30.6% volatile
94 Belarus 53.87 Square kilometres 2023 up 224.5% rising
95 Cuba 49.36 Square kilometres 2023 down 33.2% volatile
96 French Guiana 42.13 Square kilometres 2023 up 55.9% rising
97 Guyana 42 Square kilometres 2012 up 3,718.2% volatile
97 Israel 42 Square kilometres 2023 down 26.3% falling
99 Bhutan 37.04 Square kilometres 2023 down 44.7% volatile
100 Senegal 33.85 Square kilometres 2023 down 52.8% volatile
101 Algeria 33.5 Square kilometres 2023 up 378.6% volatile
102 Haiti 32.33 Square kilometres 2023 up 12.3% volatile
103 Zambia 31.67 Square kilometres 2023 down 58.3% volatile
104 Iceland 30 Square kilometres 2023 down 63.4% flat
105 Dominica 29.07 Square kilometres 2023 up 1,111.3% volatile
106 Cameroon 28.31 Square kilometres 2023 up 304.5% volatile
107 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 25.18 Square kilometres 2023 up 4,935.6% volatile
108 Bosnia and Herzegovina 24.95 Square kilometres 2023 up 760.5% volatile
109 Uzbekistan 24.93 Square kilometres 2023 up 1,087.0% volatile
110 Réunion 23.97 Square kilometres 2023 up 304.9% volatile
111 El Salvador 19.6 Square kilometres 2023 down 70.9% volatile
112 Burundi 17.51 Square kilometres 2023 up 218.4% volatile
113 Liechtenstein 16.12 Square kilometres 2023 up 41.4% rising
114 Kiribati 16 Square kilometres 2018 — flat
115 Jordan 14.63 Square kilometres 2023 down 49.6% rising
116 Bangladesh 14 Square kilometres 2023 down 79.6% volatile
117 Lebanon 13.99 Square kilometres 2023 down 45.6% falling
118 Malaysia 13.86 Square kilometres 2023 up 131.0% volatile
119 Guadeloupe 13.09 Square kilometres 2023 up 693.1% volatile
120 Mongolia 9.57 Square kilometres 2023 down 92.6% volatile
121 Martinique 9.45 Square kilometres 2023 up 232.7% volatile
122 Albania 8 Square kilometres 2023 down 63.1% volatile
123 Niger 7.05 Square kilometres 2023 up 540.8% volatile
124 French Polynesia 6.72 Square kilometres 2023 down 73.1% volatile
125 Namibia 6.59 Square kilometres 2023 down 97.1% volatile
126 Armenia 4.66 Square kilometres 2023 down 53.4% volatile
127 Belize 4.4 Square kilometres 2023 down 45.0% volatile
128 Zimbabwe 3.51 Square kilometres 2023 down 5.1% volatile
129 Tonga 3.22 Square kilometres 2023 down 19.4% volatile
130 Comoros 2.62 Square kilometres 2023 down 89.9% falling
131 Faroe Islands 2.51 Square kilometres 2023 up 0.2% rising
132 Grenada 1.76 Square kilometres 2023 up 95.8% rising
133 Mayotte 1.7 Square kilometres 2023 up 240.0% volatile
134 Niue 1.17 Square kilometres 2023 up 95.0% volatile
135 Malta 0.795 Square kilometres 2023 up 695.0% volatile
136 Iraq 0.625 Square kilometres 2023 up 56.2% volatile
137 Suriname 0.518 Square kilometres 2023 up 29.5% rising
138 Gambia 0.5 Square kilometres 2019 down 44.4% volatile
139 Bahamas 0.486 Square kilometres 2023 down 2.8% flat
140 Kuwait 0.328 Square kilometres 2023 up 64.0% rising
141 United States Virgin Islands 0.3 Square kilometres 2019 unchanged flat
142 Afghanistan 0.28 Square kilometres 2023 down 53.3% volatile
143 New Caledonia 0.222 Square kilometres 2023 down 94.5% volatile
144 Jamaica 0.17 Square kilometres 2023 down 96.9% volatile
145 Singapore 0.146 Square kilometres 2023 up 386.7% rising
146 Mauritius 0.125 Square kilometres 2023 down 58.3% volatile
147 Puerto Rico 0.1 Square kilometres 2023 unchanged flat
148 Cook Islands 0.091 Square kilometres 2023 down 54.5% falling
149 Oman 0.066 Square kilometres 2023 down 83.5% falling
150 Angola 0.04 Square kilometres 2016 down 99.8% falling
151 Andorra 0.02 Square kilometres 2023 — volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
172 places, 2,914 data points, 2004–2023
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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: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata