Share of arable land which is organic in OECD (FAO)
OECD (FAO): Share of arable land which is organic was 6.4 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of arable land which is organic in OECD (FAO), 2004–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of arable land which is organic in OECD (FAO) is 6.4 percent, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.5% on the previous year and up 216.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of arable land which is organic in OECD (FAO) peaked at 6.4 percent in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.51 percent, in 2004.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Share of arable land which is organic in OECD (FAO), year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.51 percent | — |
| 2005 | 1.67 percent | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 1.71 percent | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.79 percent | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 1.86 percent | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 1.98 percent | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 2.02 percent | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 2.01 percent | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 2.15 percent | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 2.02 percent | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 2.76 percent | +36.6% |
| 2015 | 3.23 percent | +17.0% |
| 2016 | 3.72 percent | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 4.41 percent | +18.5% |
| 2018 | 4.52 percent | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 4.6 percent | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 4.71 percent | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 4.74 percent | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 4.83 percent | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 6.4 percent | +32.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of arable land which is organic in OECD (FAO) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +36.6% | 2.02 percent | 2.76 percent |
| 2023 | +32.5% | 4.83 percent | 6.4 percent |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.75 percent | 1.51 percent | 1.98 percent | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.14 percent | 2.01 percent | 4.6 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.17 percent | 4.71 percent | 6.4 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD (FAO)
More reference data data for OECD (FAO)
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures 23.01 percent (2023)
- FAO projections of arable land 382.61 million hectares (2023)
- Land area in hectares 3.41 billion hectares (2023)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures 784.74 million hectares (2023)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures, annual growth rate -0.0498 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land area in hectares, annual growth rate 0.0009 % change on previous year (2023)
- FAO projections of arable land, annual growth rate -0.2474 % change on previous year (2023)
- Area meadows and pastures, annual growth rate -0.0434 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of arable land which is organic in OECD (FAO)?
- Share of arable land which is organic in OECD (FAO) was 6.4 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of arable land which is organic recorded in OECD (FAO)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4 percent in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of arable land which is organic recorded in OECD (FAO)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.51 percent in 2004.
- How does OECD (FAO) rank for share of arable land which is organic?
- OECD (FAO) ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2023.
- Is share of arable land which is organic rising or falling in OECD (FAO)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 216.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD (FAO) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of arable land which is organic. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Organic arable land area is the sum of the area certified as organic by official standards, and land area in the conversion process to organic (which is assumed by the UN FAO as a two-year period prior to certification). Arable land is that used for crops (which does not include grazing land).