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Organic Farming by Country

Australia has the highest Organic Agricultural Land in 2022 (53M ha), followed by India (4.7M ha) and Argentina (4.1M ha). Andorra has the lowest (2 ha).

Agriculture161 countries · 6 metricsUpdated Nov 17, 2024Original page
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Organic Agricultural Land, 2022

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 156 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
31.1K ha
Middle half 2.5K ha – 187K ha
Average
617.2K ha
156 countries
Highest
53M ha
Australia
Lowest
2 ha
Andorra

Over time · 2020–2022

The top 5 in 2022, against the median.

  • Median of all countries
  • Australia
  • India
  • Argentina
  • China
  • France

Data

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157 countries · # = rank by Organic Agricultural Land
#
1Australia53M ha14.8%49.8K
2India4.7M ha2.6%9,303
3Argentina4.1M ha2.7%1,187
4China2.9M ha0.5%108
5France2.9M ha10.0%14.6K
6Uruguay2.7M ha19.6%—
7Spain2.7M ha10.9%7,743
8Italy2.3M ha17.9%10.8K
9United States2.1M ha0.5%9,001
10Germany1.9M ha11.2%84.4K
11Canada1.6M ha2.7%—
12Brazil996.4K ha0.4%3,388
13Greece924.9K ha17.6%381
14Portugal760K ha19.1%574
15Austria705.8K ha27.5%7,164
16Sweden597.2K ha19.9%873
17Romania578.7K ha4.3%200
18Czechia562.4K ha16.0%3,537
19Poland509.3K ha3.5%4,261
20Uganda505.3K ha3.5%527
21United Kingdom491.3K ha2.8%3,886
22Mexico432.1K ha0.4%304
23Finland339.5K ha15.0%384
24Tanzania313.2K ha0.8%—
25Turkey310.6K ha0.8%1,148
26Denmark303.1K ha11.5%2,998
27Latvia302.2K ha15.3%—
28Hungary293.6K ha5.9%6,371
29Peru285.5K ha1.2%307
30Lithuania265.4K ha9%1,389
31Ukraine263.6K ha0.6%—
32Thailand241.5K ha1.1%—
33Ethiopia238.1K ha0.6%32
34Estonia231K ha23.4%—
35Philippines228.5K ha1.8%—
36Tunisia227.6K ha2.3%699
37Dominican Republic196.6K ha8.1%1,410
38Sierra Leone194.7K ha4.9%—
39Chile187.1K ha1.2%1,474
40Russia187K ha0.1%—
41Switzerland186.3K ha17.9%5,070
42Kenya172.5K ha0.6%—
43Slovakia162.6K ha8.5%169
44Togo158.6K ha4.2%—
45Croatia129.4K ha8.6%68
46Bolivia117.4K ha0.3%—
47Paraguay116.7K ha0.5%996
48DR Congo116.5K ha0.4%—
49Egypt116K ha3%2,610
50Madagascar112.6K ha0.3%—
51Bulgaria110.4K ha2.2%—
52Kazakhstan103.4K ha0.05%—
53Belgium101.8K ha7.4%143
54Colombia100.9K ha0.2%106
55Burkina Faso91.2K ha0.8%—
56Indonesia87.2K ha0.1%—
57Ireland86.9K ha2.1%93
58New Zealand79.3K ha0.8%928
59Ivory Coast78.8K ha0.4%—
60Netherlands76.4K ha4.2%8,681
61Ghana71.5K ha0.5%—
62Guatemala70.2K ha1.8%—
63Pakistan69.9K ha0.2%—
64Sri Lanka68.1K ha2.4%1,479
65Honduras66.2K ha2%72
66Tajikistan64.7K ha1.4%—
67Nigeria64.3K ha0.1%—
68Ecuador61.6K ha1.1%512
69Benin59.5K ha1.5%—
70Slovenia51.8K ha10.7%238
71Samoa47.2K ha16.7%—
72Norway46K ha4.7%548
73South Africa44.8K ha0.05%245
74South Korea39.6K ha2.4%—
75Azerbaijan38.1K ha0.8%—
76Timor-Leste32.3K ha8.5%—
77Falkland Islands31.9K ha2.8%—
78Vietnam31.2K ha0.3%—
79Nicaragua30.9K ha0.6%—
80Cambodia30.7K ha0.6%—
81Moldova28.6K ha1.3%—
82Kyrgyzstan28.3K ha0.3%—
83Nepal25.8K ha0.6%118
84Serbia25K ha0.7%35
85Saudi Arabia23.3K ha0.01%—
86Papua New Guinea19.7K ha1.7%—
87Fiji19.1K ha4.5%—
88Morocco18.5K ha0.1%27
89Mali17.8K ha0.04%—
90Mozambique17.1K ha0.04%—
91Japan15.3K ha0.3%—
92Taiwan13.5K ha1.7%—
93Costa Rica12.1K ha0.7%11
94Laos11.5K ha0.5%—
95Myanmar10.1K ha0.1%—
96Sao Tome and Principe9,281 ha21.1%—
97Zambia8,893 ha0.04%—
98North Macedonia8,724 ha0.7%—
99Eswatini8,670 ha0.7%—
100Luxembourg8,255 ha6.2%536
101Cyprus7,738 ha5.7%—
102Solomon Islands7,596 ha6.5%—
103Iran6,817 ha0.01%72
104Iceland6,440 ha0.4%—
105Belarus6,159 ha0.1%—
106Panama5,768 ha0.3%—
107Bhutan5,608 ha1.1%—
108United Arab Emirates5,419 ha2.8%—
109Georgia5,303 ha0.2%—
110Israel5,091 ha0.8%106
111Rwanda5,058 ha0.3%—
112Palestine4,830 ha1%—
113Montenegro3,966 ha1.5%—
114Haiti3,777 ha0.2%—
115French Guiana3,606 ha11.1%—
116Senegal3,357 ha0.04%—
117Venezuela2,496 ha0.01%—
118Bosnia and Herzegovina2,495 ha0.1%—
119Uzbekistan2,384 ha0.01%—
120Vanuatu2,325 ha1.2%—
121Reunion2,201 ha4.6%—
122French Polynesia2,197 ha4.8%—
123Cuba2,129 ha0.03%—
124El Salvador2,087 ha0.1%—
125Cameroon1,556 ha0.02%—
126Liechtenstein1,555 ha43.0%3
127Jordan1,478 ha0.1%—
128Lebanon1,466 ha0.2%—
129Zimbabwe1,450 ha0.01%—
130Guadeloupe1,417 ha2.7%—
131Bangladesh1,400 ha0.02%—
132Malaysia1,339 ha0.02%—
133Algeria1,071 ha0%—
134Martinique1,052 ha3.4%—
135Mongolia933 ha0%—
136New Caledonia801 ha0.4%—
137Albania733 ha0.1%—
138Comoros699 ha0.5%—
139Armenia674 ha0.04%—
140Belize508 ha0.3%—
141Burundi416 ha0.02%—
142Tonga322 ha0.9%—
143Mayotte212 ha1.1%—
144Grenada104 ha1.3%—
145Afghanistan98 ha0%—
146Malta66 ha0.6%—
147Iraq63 ha0%—
148Suriname52 ha0.1%—
149Bahamas49 ha0.3%—
150Kuwait25 ha0.02%—
151Jamaica21 ha0.01%—
152Singapore15 ha2.2%—
153Mauritius13 ha0.01%—
154Cook Islands9 ha0.6%—
155Oman7 ha0%—
156Andorra2 ha0.01%—
—Guinea-Bissau——694

What correlates with Organic Agricultural Land (2022)?

Pearson r against 1,487 other country metrics sharing at least 94 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Organic Agricultural Land tend to score higher on these

  1. Number of National ParksNational Parks by Country
    r = +0.94 · very strong · n = 137
    Plot
  2. British Residents 2006British Diaspora Countries
    r = +0.76 · very strong · n = 141
    Plot
  3. Other Drug Use RateDrug Use by Country
    r = +0.69 · strong · n = 145
    Plot
  4. Number of Kids FedSchool Lunches Around the World
    r = +0.62 · strong · n = 103
    Plot
  5. Non-Melanoma New Case Rate - FemaleFemale Skin Cancer Rates by Country
    r = +0.59 · strong · n = 147
    Plot
  6. Non-Melanoma New Case Rate - AllSkin Cancer Rates by Country
    r = +0.58 · strong · n = 147
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Organic Agricultural Land tend to score lower on these

  1. ZeroPark 2020Tier 1 Countries
    r = −0.31 · moderate · n = 156
    Plot
  2. Oldest Park Founding YearNational Parks by Country
    r = −0.27 · weak · n = 107
    Plot
  3. Avg Summer TempBest Weather by Country
    r = −0.24 · weak · n = 151
    Plot
  4. Brain DrainFailed States
    r = −0.24 · weak · n = 141
    Plot
  5. CyberCash 2019Tier 1 Countries
    r = −0.24 · weak · n = 156
    Plot
  6. Brain Drain IndexBrain Drain Countries
    r = −0.24 · weak · n = 139
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Organic Agricultural Land?
Australia has the highest Organic Agricultural Land in 2022, at 53M ha, followed by India (4.7M ha) and Argentina (4.1M ha).
Which country has the lowest Organic Agricultural Land?
Andorra has the lowest Organic Agricultural Land in 2022, at 2 ha.
What is the median Organic Agricultural Land across countries?
The median is 31.1K ha across the 156 countries with data in 2022.
Where does this organic farming by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: The World of Organic Agriculture 2022 - FiBL & IFOAM; A World Map of Biodynamic Agriculture - Agricultural and Biological Sciences Journal; How does biodynamic farming differ from organic farming? - Biodynamic Association; The World of Organic Agriculture 2024 - FiBL & IFOAM.

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