Definition: Sum of land area which is going through the organic conversion process (usually two years period of conversion) to organic land and land area exclusively dedicated to organic agriculture and managed by applying organic agriculture methods (land area fully converted to organic agriculture). The last mentioned is the portion of land area (including arable lands, pastures or wild areas) managed (cultivated) or wild harvested in accordance with specific organic standards or technical regulations and that has been inspected and approved by a certification body.
Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.
Unit: % of land area
Data source: FAOSTAT, FAO, own calculations
Link to the key table: Agricultural area organic (international comparison)