Share of arable land which is organic in United States
United States: Share of arable land which is organic was 0.49 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of arable land which is organic in United States, 2005–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
United States recorded 0.49 percent for share of arable land which is organic in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of arable land which is organic in United States peaked at 0.55 percent in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.29 percent, in 2006.
United States ranks 99th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Share of arable land which is organic in United States, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.4 percent | — |
| 2006 | 0.29 percent | -27.5% |
| 2007 | 0.42 percent | +44.8% |
| 2008 | 0.42 percent | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.47 percent | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 0.47 percent | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.46 percent | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.46 percent | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.51 percent | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 0.51 percent | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.48 percent | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.48 percent | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.48 percent | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.47 percent | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.55 percent | +17.0% |
| 2020 | 0.55 percent | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.55 percent | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.49 percent | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 0.49 percent | +0.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.49 percent is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.52 percent, 11% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of arable land which is organic in United States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +44.8% | 0.29 percent | 0.42 percent |
| 2006 | -27.5% | 0.4 percent | 0.29 percent |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4 percent | 0.29 percent | 0.47 percent | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.487 percent | 0.46 percent | 0.55 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.52 percent | 0.49 percent | 0.55 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
More reference data data for United States
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 19.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 20.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 64.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 52.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 133.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 589.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 112.69 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of arable land which is organic in United States?
- Share of arable land which is organic in United States was 0.49 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.55 percent in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of arable land which is organic recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.29 percent in 2006.
- How does United States rank for share of arable land which is organic?
- United States ranks 99th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of arable land which is organic rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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 (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).